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SOME private schools are worried that the prolonged closure of learning institutions will lead to failure to pay salaries of their teachers because they are not getting any income.

School authorities at various private schools in Kitwe said they could fail to pay salaries for their teachers because schools had not been receiving any income in form of fees from STORY ON PAGE 3 parents.

Lungu makes changes, as salary deductions effected

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INDEX Home News P. 2,4 & 5

Business P. 6

GOVERNMENT intends to establish a regulator for the mining sector to be called the Minerals and Geological Commission, Ministry of Mines and Mineral Development Permanent Secretary Barnaby Mulenga has said.

Pupils Forum P. 5

Kopala News P. 7

UPND hell-bent on Armageddon - Antonio Mwanza STORY ON PAGE 2

Letters P.8

Sports News P.16

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Private schools in salaries’ limbo

By ROGERS KALERO SOME private schools are worried that the prolonged closure of learning institutions will lead to failure to pay salaries of their teachers because they are not getting any income.

School authorities at various private schools in Kitwe said they could fail to pay salaries for their teachers because schools had not been receiving any income in form of fees from parents.

Authorities at institutions, including Pumpkin Patch and Elim Schools said in separate interviews that private schools had been hit hard by the COVID 19 and were hoping it could be brought

under control by next month.

Elim Head Teacher, Obbie Chanda, said because schools were not providing services to the children, parents were not paying school fees “Parents pay school fees because of the services which the schools provide to children, but now that the schools have been closed due to COVID 19, parents are not paying school fees ‘’It is the same money from the school fees that we pay our teachers, but with this situation now, it is difficult to pay our teachers. We will be hit harder if the situation continues,’’ Mr Chanda said And Pumpkin Patch Director, Scrivener Chimbulu, shared the same concern and hoped that the situation could be brought under control soon.

And in a related development, Persons with Disabilities have demanded that they should be included in all plans to manage the current COVID 19 outbreak by ensuring that relevant information relating to the prevention and how to handle the illness is provided to them in various forms

Millers chided for failing to buy early maize

By BENNIE MUNDANDO MILLERS’ failure to buy early maize from commercial farmers will discourage farmers from growing more to cushion food security in the country and this will cause problems in the event there was a drought, the Youth in Action for Sustainable Development has warned.

Last year, President Edgar Lungu asked farmers to venture into early maize production to boost food security in the country.

The Ministry of Agriculture, Zambia National Farmers’ Union, Grain Traders Association of Zambia and the Millers Association of Zambia then sat and agreed on the modalities of marketing of the commodity though the tripartite agreement.

But when the crop was harvested and ready for purchase, a hitch ensued where the millers maintained that there was not enough maize on the market and asked Government to offload more from the Food Reserve Agency (FRA).

Famers insisted millers were not buying the maize because they wanted the cheap consignment from FRA and last week, Government allowed the export of 83, 000 metric tonnes of grain under the early

maize programme.

But speaking to the Daily Nation yesterday, YASD executive director Zebedy Lukwesa said while he appreciated the fact that commercial farmers had been allowed to export the commodity to other countries, his organisation was not happy with the way they were treated.

Mr. Lukwesa said there was need for Government and farmers to have mutual understanding and not allow millers to strain the relationship that existed as doing so would make the commercial farmers not trust Government in future, when it will matter most.

He said with climate change effects becoming a reality, irrigation agriculture was the only viable option for assured food production in Zambia.

“These same commercial farmers we are trying to push here and there are the same people who will provide us with a cushion in a season we don’t have good rains. The millers will always continue making demands, purely for profits. “The day commercial farmers will refuse to grow early maize, which is, by the way, expensive, these millers will not be there to salvage the situation. Government must not allow itself to be used for manipulation. Let us motivate our farmers grow more,” Mr. Lukwesa said.

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LUNGU MAKES CHANGES, AS SALARY DEDUCTIONS EFFECTED

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RESIDENT Edgar Lungu has terminated the appointment of Deputy Auditor General in charge of Corporate Services Division, Sally Ross.

President Lungu has since appointed Director of Finance at the Ministry of Housing and Infrastructure, Clare Mazimba, to replace Mrs. Ross.

The President has also terminated the appointment of Controller of Internal Audit at the Ministry of Finance, Joyce Sundano, and replaced her with Chibwe Mulonda.

The President has wished

the new appointees God’s blessings as they serve in their positions and he has thanked those whose appointments have been terminated for the service rendered.

Meanwhile, Cabinet has effected President Lungu’s decision to reduce his salary and that of his Cabinet between a range of 15 and 20 percent.

In December, the President directed the Secretary to the Cabinet to slash the salaries of highly paid public officers in Government. The public officers whose salaries have been cut, are from Permanent Secretaries up to the President.

The decision by the President is meant to cushion the impact on citizens arising from the increase in fuel prices and electricity tariffs last year in December.

President Lungu said he has shown the way and those willing to work with him should be ready to sacrifice.

This is according to a statement released to ZNBC News by Special Assistant to the President for Press and Public Relations Isaac Chipampe. ZNBC

K78m donated Covid-19 fund still intact

By BUMBA CHIMBULU

GOVERNMENT has not yet started using the over K78 million which has been collected through donations to fight Covid-19, as it relies on effective accountability of public resources to revive the economy post the pandemic which had led to low revenue collection.

An estimate of over K78m in total cash and donations has so far been collected.

This however excludes pledges that have not been honoured and items whose value has not yet been communicated to Government.

Accountant General, Kennedy Musonda said the over K78m was still intact at the Bank of Zambia (BoZ).

Mr Musonda explained yesterday in Lusaka at a press briefing that all donations which were being done through different commercial banks transit accounts ended up at an account held at the central bank.

“Of the amount that has been donated, we have not yet spent anything because we are still using Government resources.

“So this money is still in the central bank and very soon we should be able to identify areas within the Ministry of Health or Disaster Mitigation and Management Unit where this money will

Mr Yamba be channeled,” he said.

Secretary to the Treasury, Fredson Yamba, said Government was aware of the need to practice accountability of public resources, including donations towards Covid-19 as a way of getting the economy back on a growth trajectory post the pandemic.

Mr Yamba called on all controlling officers to continue exhibiting the highest level of fiscal accountability considering that the domestic revenue streams had severely been impacted by reduced economic activities due to Covid-19.

UPND MP wants Govt to continue on growth path

By ANDREW MUKOMA

GOVERNMENT must ensure that development continues in all parts on the country despite the Covid-19 outbreak, says Sinazongwe Member of Parliament Gift Sialubalo.

Mr Sialubalo noted that the pandemic was stealing the attention of many countries but that for Zambia, Government must not allow development to suffer.

He said that areas such as

Sinazongwe and other valley districts have a number of challenges that needed Government's intervention especially on water, food and road network.

Water, he said, had remained a challenge affecting many communities and he feels Government must start considering water harvesting mechanisms.

Mr Sialubalo had made financial contribution towards the rehabilitation of Ndengeza Community Dam

“As a ministry, we have continued to pursue measures aimed at enhancing transparency and accountability in the utilisation of resources allocated towards the Covid-19 pandemic,” he said.

The donations made by well-wishers, he said, would help Government to stay within the resource parameters approved

by Cabinet for the fight against Covid-19.

Mr Yamba urged those who were still working to exert optimum productivity to ensure that the impact of the economic deceleration on Zambia remained reversible.

Mr Yamba also stressed that the alertness of SMART Zambia in ensuring that the government-wide ICT facilities remained operational was important to economic recovery.

Government, he said, had over the last few weeks placed internal auditors on high alert in identifying internal-control weaknesses and providing practical recommendations in areas requiring transparency, accountability, and performance improvement.

Mr Yamba said explained that the internal auditors ensured a mandatory pre-audits of all expenditure before disbursements were made and witnessed the receipt of donations to enhance transparency and accountability, among others.

in the constituency.He said that not all the attention of the government should be focused on Covid-19, leaving out other development programmes in the country."We need to have a lot of community dams for people and their animals. It is therefore, my view that Government should begin investing in water harvesting...that way, we can alleviate poverty in like Sinazongwe and other valley areas," Mr Sialubalo said.

Mr Sialubalo explained that Ndengeza Dam which was left to the community by the Germans during the construction of the Kariba Dam was servicing a huge population in Sinazongwe but that it developed some cracks.

"The dam was left by the Germans some years back but because it is the only one in the area, it developed a crack and the community asked for help from me, that is how I came on board and made a contribution so that the dam can be rehabilitated," he said.

And Mr Sialubalo said that during the 2018/2019 Constituency Development Fund, some money was allocated for the installation of solar water mechanisation at Sinakoba Primary School.

He said that the school and surrounding villages was hit by critical water shortage resulting in people walking long distances in search of the commodity.

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EMBRACE DIGITAL SERVICES THE use of online platforms has become convenient and absolutely necessary now than ever before especially in the wake of the Covid-19 outbreak.

Online financial services have provided a life-line for money transfers and purchases with limited physical contact while e-learning has also provided a convenient way of engagement in academic and professional affairs.

Employees have been able to operate remotely, away from stressful activities in the offices and other workplaces.

Therefore, institutions of higher learning should embrace e-learning to avoid overcrowding lecture rooms, student residences including communal bathrooms.

In fact, a number of universities in Zambia started conducting paperless lectures some time back and thus the complete use of online devices is not strange at all.

This has reduced the use of costly stationery for institutions and students.

There are a number of advantages for the institutions as well as for the students, chief among them reduced costs.

E-learning will entail that students would not have to pay for lodging and food; transport costs would also be eliminated.

Universities and colleges will enjoy reduced costs in terms of electricity and water charges, usually pushed up by the huge student populace.

Secondly, the universities will not have to hire a horde of outsourced workers to do the cleaning of students’ residences.

The hassle and bustle of lecturers shuttling from one lecture room to the other, ploughing through crowds of students is stressful which will not be experienced.

However, there is a downside of this trending technology, among them prolonged periods of power load-shedding which renders electronic online gadgets usage impossible.

This makes management of examinations extremely challenging as a session could be disrupted midway through; the learning process could equally be curtailed.

The system is also prone to cheating because a dishonest student can engage another equally dishonest person to assist write a particular course as examinations are conducted away from the watchful eye of invigilators.

It would also be difficult for students that require hands on and practical demonstrations in laboratory and workshops.

For instance, practical demonstrations in agriculture science or agriculture engineering programmes would not be conducted in the field.

Students in far flung arears fraught with poor connectivity would have challenges to follow proceedings.

However, with Covid-19 cases increasing on a daily basis, students and citizens alike must embrace online services for life to continue rather than complaining about the disadvantages.

In any case, students and lecturers could face more challenges if they converged in these institutions and contract the virus.

A large outbreak of Covid-19 in an institution could send the entire student populace to an isolation centre along with the academic and other members of staff.

This would mean disturbing the learning programmes and perhaps causing disruption to normal life for people in the surrounding community.

If such an unfortunate scenario unfolded, it could have a spiral effect, such as overstretching the front-line staff in isolation centres and straining the country’s health system.

Therefore, students and lecturers in higher learning institutions must embrace e-learning as much as possible instead of overcrowding institutions, some of which are in a deplorable state.

Yes, the downside of using online services is apparent but it is prudent to focus more on the advantages.

Thus embrace online services!

PURSUING JUSTICE AND EQUITY WITH INTERGRITY

OVERNMENT intends to establish a regulator for the mining sector to be called the Minerals and Geological Commission, Ministry of Mines and Mineral Development Permanent Secretary Barnaby Mulenga has said.

The objective of the commission was to promote growth and transparency and ensure a better regulated mining industry, Mr Mulenga said.

He said the Ministry of Mines and Mineral Development had over the years been unable to effectively regulate the sector because it lacked the financial capacity.

Mr Mulenga made the disclosure in a memo to the SmallScale Mining Association of Zambia, Emerald and SemiPrecious Mining Association of Zambia and Association of Zambian Women in Mining, availed to Daily Nation yesterday.

He said the delay was also due to lack of legal and negotiation skills and capacity to undertake monitoring

MINING REGULATOR IN THE PIPELINE - PS and evaluation of the mines, among others.

Mr Mulenga said this had resulted in loss of potential benefits that were supposed to accrue from the mining sector to both Government and the citizenry.

Mr Mulenga said it was expected that once operational, the commission would address these gaps and ensure a better regulated mining sector, coherent policy reform, enhanced transparency and accountability, autonomy to make decisions and improved investor confidence.

“It is our firm belief that the mining sector should make a substantial contribution to the economic development of the country. The abundant mineral resources should be better managed through a regulator,”

Mr Mulenga said.

He said the Commission would also be able to licence mineral exploration and exploration activities, monitor and regulate the exploration of the minerals in the country as well as advising Government on national policies, fiscal and regulatory regimes and priorities in the mining sector.

The commission would also be enforcing various provisions under relevant legislation, revenue generation from the mining industry, promote value addition to minerals and also enforce research and development to promote the mining industry, he said.

“As part of the process, the ministry wishes to engage relevant stakeholders to provide input on the proposed Commission. However, due

Minister to serve court papers on radio station, Mpulungu resident

By CHINTU MALAMBO PRESIDENTIAL Affairs Minister Freedom Sikazwe has been allowed by the High Court to serve his application for injunction on a radio station and a Mpulungu resident whom he has sued for defamation, regardless of the Covid-19 pandemic.

In this matter Mr Sikazwe, who is Member of Parliament for Mpulungu has sued Victor Sinkala and Walamo Radio Limited for defamation of character over their allegations that he stole Constituency Development Funds (CDF).

High Court judge Sharon Newa however, ordered that in view of the Coronavirus break, Mr Sikazwe as a plaintiff should serve the application for

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an injunction on Walamo Radio Station and Sinkala.

“In view of the corona virus outbreak, I direct that the injunction application is served on the defendants.

The defendants shall file affidavits in opposition and skeleton arguments if any by 14 May, 2020. The plaintiffs shall file an affidavit in reply and skeleton arguments if any by 22 May, 2020. I will therefore deliver my ruling,” Judge Newa said.

In his statement of claim, Mr Sikazwe asked the High Court to order Walamo Radio Limited and Sinkala to give him damages for slander and libel as well as aggravated and exemplary damages for allegedly defaming him.

He also wants the court to grant him an injunction

to restrain Walamo Radio Limited and Sinkala from repeating the alleged defamatory statements until final determination of the matter.

Mr Sikazwe also demanded interest on any sums awarded from the date of writ to the date of full settlement and any other reliefs plus costs for the proceedings of the matter.

He claimed that on or about April 21, 2020 Walamo Radio Limited and Sinkala in disregard of his reputation or professional standing, uttered and caused to be published during the 13 hours news briefing programme on radio through an audio recording the alleged defamatory words.

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No ‘tuntemba’ parties - Musenge

ALL political parties must respect the constitution by upholding democratic tenets, former NDC secretary-general Mwenya Musenge has said.

Mr Musenge, who is former Copperbelt Province Minister, said political parties must all adhere to the provisions of the constitution.

He said in an interview yesterday, no political party should shy away from undertaking inter party elections because this was what the 2016 amended constitution demanded.

Political parties that do not hold party elections abrogate

the amended constitution which attracts serious sanctions.

“It is indeed not right for the political parties not to follow what the constitution stipulates. I totally agree with the Livingstone Magistrate Benjamin Mwelwa on the petition to the Constitutional Court because this has now opened the eyes of many Zambians.Mr Musenge dismissed assertions that the magistrate was trying to crucify a certain political party.

“All he is trying to

appeal for is that let us do the right things by following the constitution of Zambia. And I want to believe that the party in government are the custodian of the constitution and must lead by example.

“It is high time that tuntemba (makeshift) political parties must stop mushrooming where a person can form a political party and appoint himself as a president and his wife as the secretary-general and others close to him as office bearers,” Mr Musenge said.

to the Covid-19, consultations will be done through electronic platforms.

“The said ministry has therefore requested that submissions be made in soft copy to the chief planner,” Mr Mulenga said.

Mr Mulenga

AU postpones summits

By BENNIE MUNDANDO and KALOBWE BWALYA THE African Union (AU) has postponed the two Extra-Ordinary Summits that were scheduled to tackle matters related to the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) and Silencing of the Guns by 2020.

The two summits that were scheduled to be held simultaneously in South Africa on May 30, have been moved to December 5 due to the novel coronavirus.

Zambia’s Ambassador to Ethiopia and Permanent Representative to the African Union, Emmanuel Mwamba confirmed the development and said the new dates that have been proposed were also contingent on the behaviour of the Covid-19 pandemic.

First secretary for press and tourism at the Zambia Embassy in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia Inutu Mupango Mwanza said Mr. Mwamba noted that the implementation of the commencement of actual trading under the AfCFTA that was due to start on July 1, 2020 but has been moved to January 1, 2021.

“The ambassador said it was however hopeful, that the postponement of the summits would not derail the acceleration of intra-Africa trade and economic integration.

On silencing the guns, Mr. Mwamba said the AU seeks to find peace to conflict-affected areas as no meaningful development could be achieved in Africa in the absence of peace.

“Mr. Mwamba said the impact of the coronavirus pandemic has seen many programmes at the AU being suspended and meetings being held through tele- conferencing facilities,” Ms. Mwanza said.

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ENGLISH LANGUAGE TOPIC: STRUCTURE | SUB-TOPIC: COMPARISONS LESSON #2: Comparative Adverbs TEACHER: Anthony Simukonde Definition Comparative adverbs, like comparative adjectives, are used to describe differences and similarities between two things. While comparative adjectives describe similarities and differences between two nouns (people, places, or objects), comparative adverbs make comparisons between two verbs – that is, they describe how, when, how often, or to what degree an action is done.

For example: • “John is faster than Tim.” (comparative adjective) • “John runs faster than Tim.” (comparative adverb) • “John is more careful than Tim in his work.” (comparative adjective) • “John works more carefully than Tim.” (comparative adverb) Comparative adverbs and comparative adjectives sometimes have the same form (as in faster above); other times, they have different forms (as in careful/carefully).

However, even when the forms are the same, we can tell the difference between the two by looking at what they modify.

While the comparative adjectives describe differences between the physical or personal characteristics of John and Tim, the comparative adverbs describe differences in how they carry out actions (run, work, eat, etc.).

Forming Comparative Adverbs We form comparative adverbs by adding the ending “-er” to the base adverb, or by adding the word more (or less) before the base adverb. There are simple rules that tell us which method is correct.

One syllable + “-er” In general, when the adverb has only one syllable, we add “-er” to the end of it. The table below shows some of the most common one-syllable adverbs and their comparative forms:

Adverb (base form) fast hard high late long low wide

Comparative Adverb faster harder higher later longer lower wider*

(*Spelling note: When the adverb already ends in the letter “e,” just add “-r,” not “-er.”)

More +“-ly” adverb Many adverbs are formed by adding “-ly” to the end of an adjective. If an adverb has been created according to this pattern, we insert the word more or less to form the comparative.

For example:

Adjective careful efficient happy horrible sad recent strange

Adverb carefully efficiently happily Horribly sadly recently strangely

Comparative Adverb more/less carefully more/less efficiently more/less happily more/less horribly more/less sadly more/less recently more/less strangely

Irregular comparative adverbs There are some exceptions to the rules we’ve just looked at.

These are some of the most common irregular comparative adverbs: Adverb badly early far little well

Comparative adverb worse early farther/further* less better

(*Although farther and further are often used interchangeably, there are differences between these two forms. In American English, farther is preferred when comparing physical distances and further when comparing figurative distances; in British English, further is preferred for both.)

Comparative adverbs with two forms There are a few adverbs that have two generally accepted forms. In these cases, they also have two commonly used comparative forms. Some of the most prevalent of these exceptions are:

Adverb cheap/cheaply loud/loudly quick/quickly slow/slowly

Comparative adverb cheaper/more cheaply louder/more loudly quicker/more quickly slower/more slowly

Note: Although traditional grammarians often consider these adverb forms without “-ly” to be incorrect, they are commonly used in modern English. However, they are still considered less formal than their “-ly” equivalents.

Using Comparative Adverbs Now that we have seen how to form comparative adverbs, let us now look at how they are used within the context of affirmative, negative, and interrogative statements.

Affirmative statements We can describe change or differences between two things within one sentence, using the word than.

For example: (a) “An airplane moves faster than a car.” (b) “I eat more neatly than my sister.” (c) “I work more carefully than I used to.”

Note that while the first two examples describe differences between how two things or people carry out an action, the third example describes a change in how one person has carried out an action. Also, in each of the examples, the person or thing that does the action to a greater degree comes first in the sentence. We can also use the opposite adverbs to achieve the same meaning in a different order: (a) “A car moves slower/more slowly than an airplane.” (b) “My sister eats more sloppily than me.” (c) “I used to work less carefully than I do now.”

Negative Statements It is easy to form negative statements with comparative adverbs. We just follow the regular patterns for negatives: if the statement contains an auxiliary or modal verb, or if it uses a form of the linking verb be, we insert the word not (either in its full or its contracted form).

For example:

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(a) “My brother can run faster than me.” (affirmative) (b) “My brother can’t run faster than me.” (negative) (c) “Sam is learning to read more quickly than Jen.” (affirmative) (d) “Sam is not learning to read more quickly than Jen.” (negative) If a statement contains only a main verb, we add the auxiliary verb do/does/did and not. For example: (a) “Tom sings more beautifully than Sam.” (affirmative) (b) “Tom does not sing more beautifully than Sam.” (negative) (c) “Cats hide better than dogs.” (affirmative) (d) “Cats don’t hide better than dogs.” (negative) Interrogatives We form interrogatives with comparative adverbs using normal question formation.

For example: (a) “Did you always run faster than your brother?” (b) “Has she ever performed better than you on a test?” (c) “Can monkeys jump higher than cats?”

We can also ask questions by placing a question word at the beginning of the sentence, and adding the two people or things at the end.

For example: (a) “Who runs faster, you or your brother?” (b) “Who performs better on tests, you or Chishimba?” (c) “Which animal can jump higher, a cat or a monkey?”

Note that in this type of question, we do not include the word than. We tend to use ‘than’ with a question word if the second person or thing is unknown, as in: (a) “Who runs faster than you?” (b) “Who performs better on tests than Chishimba?” (c) “What animal can jump higher than a monkey?”

Exercise Fill in the correct comparative form of the words in brackets to complete the following sentences.

E.g. Masautso dresses (smart) more smartly than Nchimunya.

1. Sechelani smiled (happy)_____________last evening than before.

2. Who writes (clear)_____________ than the other, Lazalo or Chimweka?

3. Birds cannot fly (high)___________ than planes.

4. Ntalasha dances (graceful)___________than all the girls from her school.

5. Zambia National Soccer Team played (well)__________ than South Africa.

6. Last year, she worked (hard)___________than ever before.

7. Who speaks French (fluent)____________, Tony or Lyengwa?

8. The Minister greeted the chief (polite)___________ than the President.

9. This hotel is (beautiful) ____________decorated than the other one.

10. Unfortunately, her illness was (serious)____________than we thought at first.

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COPPER PRICES REBOUND

By BUUMBA CHIMBULU

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OPPER prices advanced yesterday on data showing a solid recovery in top consumer China and hopes of more stimulus measures to help global economies hit by the coronavirus outbreak.

Three-month copper on the London Metal Exchange rose one percent to US$5,253 a tonne, rebounding from a more than one-week low hit in the previous session.

But the contract was still on track to end the week slightly lower, Absa Bank Zambia indicated in its daily market report.

According to Absa, the advancement of the red metal came after its prices inched up on Thursday on signs of steady demand from top consumer China.

However, appetite was weak amid worries over a prolonged period of weak growth.

“Three-month copper on the London Metal Exchange (LME) rose 0.1% to $5,226.50 a tonne, while the most-traded copper contract on the Shanghai Futures Exchange (ShFE) gained 0.1 percent to 43,010 yuan (US$6,058.86) a tonne,” Absa said.

Average Exchange Rates USD

18.1919

18.2419

GBP

22.1577

22.2259

EUR

19.6163

19.6738

ZAR

0.9707

0.9739

FEATURED LME PRICES $ (per tonne) LME Aluminium

1,765.00

LME Copper

6,135.50

LME Zinc

2,751.00

LME Nickel

11,865.00

LME Lead

1,823.00

LME Tin

19,650.00

LME Aluminium Alloy

1,350.00

LME NASAAC

1,186.00

LME Cobalt

34,750.00

LME Gold

1,286.50

Meanwhile, the Zambian kwacha reversed some of its gains in Thursday’s trading session as demand from corporates slowly came back into the market.

The market saw supply starting to slow down due to subdued activity from the mining sector which contributes significantly to foreign currency flows.

“At 15:30 hours, commercial banks quoted the local currency at K18.300/18.350 per dollar from an opening level of K18.20/18.25. Being the last day of the week, we expect the local unit to trade firm but could lose some ground as due to an uptick in demand,” Absa said.

On Wednesday, Absa indicated, the Kwacha gained significantly against the greenback in its trading session touching a day low of K17.95/ US$ before bouncing back to a close of K18.100/18.150 per dollar from an opening level of K18.200/18.250.

Absa attributed this to a further increase in dollar inflows with global development organisations coming to the fore as they converted their donor funds to meet local currency obligations.

‘Outsiders’ manipulating fish prices in Maamba - residents

Sinazongwe that before some businessmen invaded the Lake district, fish was fetching about K 14 per kilogramme but that the price had shot up to K17 per kilogramme.

One of the concerned resident, Malala Muchimba Samutumwa, complained that the behaviour of such traders must be stopped.

Ms Samutumwa called on the traditional leadership in

By ANDREW MUKOMA Sinazongwe and Mweemba chiefdoms to advise RESIDENTS of Maamba fishermen not to deal with and Sinazeze in Sinazongwe scrupulous buyers. have accused fish traders “As a Maamba resident and coming from other parts of the on behalf of other residents of country particularly Lusaka Sinazongwe, I have a concern of manipulating prices and about what is happening at disadvantaging fishermen at the lake Lake Kariba.

There are some gentlemen According to the residents, who are coming with boxes some Lusaka-based fish and fridges at the lake traders had imposed their own and they calling on all the price on fishermen instead fishermen not to sale fish of following the normal price to anyone but themselves,” levels. she said. Ms Samutumwa The residents have noted that fish had become told the Daily Nation in expensive because of the same buyers coming from outside the district.

“Of course, it is one The residents have told the Zambia one nation, so Daily Nation in Sinazongwe when these people come that before some here for fish business, let them follow suit. What they businessmen invaded the find at the lake is what they Lake district, was fetching about K 14 per kilogramme should follow instead of offering their own price... but that the price had shot no, we don’t want that,” Ms up to K17 per kilogramme.

Samutumwa complained.

K17 per kg

We’ll support African economies, ZRA immigration receive boost says Afreximbank

By MUYANI SHINJABALE

By BUUMBA CHIMBULU THE African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank) remains fully dedicated towards mitigating the adverse impact of the covid-19 pandemic on African economies.

As such, the institution will continue forging global partnerships towards mitigating the health and economic consequences of the covid-19 pandemic on Africa, says Afreximbank president, Professor Benedict Oramah.

“As a leading Pan African institution, Afreximbank’s response strategy has been to lead by example in taking proactive and timely measures,” Prof Oramah said in a statement. He also announced that Afreximbank had cancelled the series of events which were set around its 27th Annual General Meeting and to hold the Shareholders’ meeting by correspondence.

Prof Oramah explained that the decision to hold the Shareholders’ meeting by correspondence was made after careful consideration of all available options to ensure the Bank complies with its governance requirements.

He announced that the seminars component of the 27th Annual Meetings, which were expected to be held from 10 to 13 June 2020 in Sharm

El Sheikh, Egypt, were canceled in light of global mobility restrictions and the need to ensure social distancing imposed by the covid-19 pandemic situation.

“Our priority is to guarantee the wellbeing and comfort of our shareholders and partners which requires that we comply with health and safety protocols put in place by our host country,” he said.

Prof Oramah “Our priority is to guarantee the wellbeing and comfort of our shareholders and partners which requires that we comply with health and safety protocols put in place by our host country,” Prof. Oramah explained that these decisions, while difficult, were necessary and in line with the Bank’s proactive efforts to combat the pandemic.

Afreximbank Annual Meetings are among the Bank’s most prominent events.

They are also attended by business and political leaders and have been ranked among the most important gatherings of economic decision-makers in Africa.

Afreximbank’s next annual general meeting will take place in 2021.

THE Zambia Revenue Authority (ZRA) and the immigration department on the Copperbelt yesterday received a boost as the fight against Covid-19 enhanced.

IHS Company donated materials to the two Government agency whose employees interacted with people travelling across national borders.

The firm handed over 50 mattresses, 100 blankets, 50 hand wash buckets, 205 litre bottles of hand wash soap refills, 500 bottles of hand sanitizer, two digital thermometers and 1000 masks.

IHS Commercial Director, Augustine Phiri, said the items included 50 mattresses, 100 blankets, 50 hand wash buckets, 205 litre bottles of hand wash soap refills, 500 bottles of hand sanitiser, two digital thermometers and 1000 masks were worth about K250,000.

Mr Phiri said in Ndola yesterday that the donation was aimed at aiding Government towards supporting the frontline workers in the fight against Covid19.

He said the company had a responsibility to give back to the community in all the areas it had a presence.

Receiving the donation on behalf of the ZRA and the Immigration offices, Copperbelt Minister Japhen Mwakalombe said it was encouraging to see such positive support from the private sector.

Mr Mwakalombe said Government had an ongoing dialogue with the private sector on their community responsibilities and IHS Zambia was an excellent demonstration of that.

Meanwhile Mr Mwakalombe stated that the borders were not going to be closed unless it became necessary.

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44 CHINGOLA MINERS QUARANTINED F OURTY-FOUR miners at Konkola Copper Mines (KCM) in Chingola have been quarantined after one of the workers tested positive to Covid-19 this week.

The 44 workers were operating at the tank house shaft.

KCM Chief Executive Officer, Christopher Shepherd, explained that one of the workers showed symptoms of the virus while at the plant, which prompted management to engage the rapid response team.

He was immediately rushed to Nchanga North Hospital and later to South Hospital where he tested positive.

Mr Shepherd said this when Copperbelt Province Minister, Japhen Mwakalombe, visited the plant to check on the Covid-19 precautionary measures.

Kamfinsa farmers opt to sell maize to millers

By ROGERS KALERO

SOME Farmers in Kamfinsa agricultural area in Kitwe have opted to seek their own market for their maize other than Food Reserve Agency (FRA).

The farmers told the Daily Nation in Kitwe that FRA had always failed to pay them on time, subjecting them to hunger while waiting for their money.

Mine retirees, widows and others have established small scale farms in Kamfinsa agricultural area and sell their produce to millers or the FRA. But this marketing season, the farmers have vowed not to sell the maize to FRA, stating that they would find buyers who would pay them promptly.

Speaking on behalf of more than 70 small scale farmers, Bernard Chinyanta and Margaret Nyirenda said they would find their own lucrative market for their maize.

Ms Nyirenda said one of the lucrative markets for maize was HM Milling, which procured maize cash-on-delivery at a good price "We will sell to millers like HM milling which buys cash on delivery at a good

He stated that immediately management placed the 44 workers on quarantine for two weeks in order to avoid any possible spread of the disease.

“Sir, 44 employees, 50 have been sent on paid annual leave until the quarantine period. To keep production at the plant running, shifts have been divided in two groups to avoid overcrowding,” he added.

He explained that the disinfection of the plant was conducted in all entry points of the offices and that hand washing machines, body temperature thermometers were provided.

And Mr Mwakalombe expressed sadness at the development.

The minister said Government did not want to see any company close because of the pandemic.

He noted that even when the mining

price. The problem with FRA is that it takes time to pay the farmers and in the process, they start to wallow in poverty.

"It is not fair to be kept waiting for our hard earned money for a long time. We are kept waiting as if it is not our money, as if we are just begging. This is not good,'' said the farmers And Kitwe District Agricultural Coordinator (DACO) Raphael Muyaule said farmers were free to sell their maize to millers or anybody else.

Dr Muyaule said Government would not dictate where the farmers should sell their maize, but that they should not sell all their produce because food security was vital for the country and individual farmers

FARMERS

“It is not fair to be kept waiting for our hard earned money for a long time. We are kept waiting as if it is not our money, as if we are just begging. This is not good,’’

firm was going through the liquidation process, he was impressed to see that management was seriously taking care of the company.

Mr Mwakalombe added that the current management had proved that it was able to grow te mining firm from strength to strength.

Chingola has recorded three positive Covid-19 cases. -ZANIS.

By SANFROSSA MANYINDA

SANDVIK has given the fight against coronavirus in Kitwe a significant boost through the donation of equipment and materials.

The donation was in response to the specifications contained in the request from the Kitwe City Council that included a public address system, gum boots, water tanks and gloves.

SANDVIK Finance Manager, Moward Musuku, handed over the consignment to Kitwe Mayor Christopher Kang'ombe.

"The severe global effects the coronavirus has

Covid-19 donations roll in

By MUYANI SHINJABALE

ROMASIDOR Zambia Limited in Ndola has joined the fight against Covid-19 after donating 7, 000 cases of sunvita cereal shake to the Copperbelt administration.

Managing Director, Titus Nguluwe, said the company saw the need to supplement Government efforts in ensuring that good nutrition was maintained in various isolation centres.

Meanwhile, 100 bags of mealie meal and face masks have been donated to the vulnerable in society through the Social Welfare Department in Ndola.

In an interview, Ndola District Commissioner Anthony Katongo, said the mealie

meal would sustain the livelihood of the needy during the Coronavirus period.

Mr Katongo said that the beneficiaries came from high density communities such as Chipulukusu and Nkwazi Townships.

He said a good number of the vulnerable people

included the elderly who roamed the streets to ask for alms which had placed them at high risk of contracting Covid-19.

He said the distribution of relief food was one of the ways to prevent the spread of the pandemic as well as cushion the effects of the

‘Outsiders’ manipulating fish prices in Maamba - residents

By ANDREW MUKOMA

"Farming is like any other business and if farmers have found a more lucrative market for their maize, they are at liberty to sell their maize to a more lucrative market "However, they should not sell everything because food security was vital of importance to the country. Obviously, it will not make sense for a farmer to sell all his maize and then start buying mealie meal,'' Dr Muyaule said.

SANDVIK forks out Covid-19 materials

RESIDENTS of Maamba and Sinazeze in Sinazongwe have accused fish traders coming from other parts of the country particularly Lusaka of manipulating prices and disadvantaging fishermen at Lake Kariba.

According to the residents, some Lusaka based fish traders had imposed their own price on fishermen instead of following the normal price levels.

The residents have told the

Of course, it is one Zambia one nation, so when these people come here for fish business, let them follow suit. What they find at the lake is what they should follow instead of offering their own price...no, we don’t want that.

Daily Nation in Sinazongwe that before some businessmen invaded the Lake dis-

trict, was fetching about K 14 per kilogramme but that the price had shot up to K17 per kilogramme.

One of the resident, Malala Ms Muchimba Samutumwa, complained that the behaviour of such traders must be stopped.

Ms Samutumwa called on the traditional leadership in Sinazongwe and Mweemba chiefdoms to advise fishermen not to deal with scrupulous buyers.

"As a Maamba resident and on behalf of other resi-

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caused prompted Sandvik to make the contribution to the fight. We are all fighting a big battle as cases in Zambia keep rising," Mr Musuku said.

He said that the situation was scary and that it was the reason the company decided to make a contribution towards the Covid -19 fight in line with the request from the Council.

And Mr Kang'ombe thanked Government for empowering the local leadership to prescribe a localised approach to the Covid-19 challenges.

"We thank the President, Mr Edgar Chagwa Lungu for allowing the local leadership to be innovative and reach out to partners in the Covid - 19 fight so that we remain productive as a country," he said.

Mr Kang'ombe saidthe donated items would help Council workers as front line officers to cope with challenges associated with the fight against coronavirus pandemic.

COVID-19 Mr Katongo said that the beneficiaries came from high density communities such as Chipulukusu and Nkwazi Townships.

He said a good number of the vulnerable people included the elderly who roamed the streets to ask for alms which had placed them at high risk of contracting Covid-19.

pandemic.

Mr Katongo explained that once the aged were provided with food, they would not venture out, but stay at home safely.

He also said 100 masks had been donated to the elderly from the two townships by the Sea Food Company based in Ndola.

dents of Sinazongwe, I have a concern about what is happening at the lake There are some gentlemen who are coming with boxes and fridges at the lake and they calling on all the fishermen not to sale fish to anyone but themselves," she said.

Ms Samutumwa noted that fish had become expensive because of the same buyers coming from outside the district.

"Of course, it is one Zambia one nation, so when these people come here for fish business, let them follow suit. What they find at the lake is what they should follow instead of offering their own price...no, we don't want that," Ms Samutumwa complained.

Saturday 16 MAY, 2020

8 Coronavirus may never go away, World Health Organisation warns

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HE coronavirus "may never go away," the World Health Organisation (WHO) has warned.

Speaking at a briefing on Wednesday, WHO emergencies director Dr Mike Ryan warned against trying to predict when the virus would disappear.

He added that even if a vaccine is found, controlling the virus will require a "massive effort." Almost 300, 000 people worldwide are reported to have died with coronavirus, and more than 4.3m cases recorded.

The UN meanwhile warned the pandemic was causing widespread distress and mental ill health - particularly in countries where there's a lack of investment in mental healthcare.

Their stark remarks come as several countries began to gradually ease lockdown measures, and leaders consider the issue of how and when to reopen their economies.

Dr Tedros warned that there was no guaranteed way of easing restrictions without triggering a second wave of infections.

"Many countries would like to get out of the different measures," the WHO boss said. "But our recommendation is still the alert at any country should be at the highest level possible."

Dr Ryan added: "There is some magical thinking going on that lockdowns work perfectly and that unlocking lockdowns will go great. Both are fraught with dangers." - BBC.

COMMENTS:

Political facts in Zambia Dear Editor 1. His Excellency the President of the Republic of Zambia was once a member of the UPND but resigned or left the UPND and now he is our National Leader. He has a proven track record of leadership having led the country through countless challenging moments. We can trust him.

2. Her Honour the Vice President, Ms Inonge Mutukwa Wina was a member of parliament for Nalolo Constituency on UPND candidature but resigned. Now she is the VEEP in our land.

3. I was a member of the UPND too and proudly left it.

I am appealing to all youths in Southern Province of valuable skill, lofty educational status, patriotic and who have a desire to find room to serve their country and apply their skills for the benefit of the people to resign from UPND and join the PF. My dear youth resident in the land of my fathers in Southern Province, here is my factual and painful message for you: 1. Do not defer your service to your country in the prime of your years hoping for a day when some holy infallible person will rule the Republic of Zambia and you are now 12 years older from the time the pursuit for this dream started. Your skills and expertise are ripe for use to benefit our people. You belong to Zambia and not to a political party.

I encourage you to aspire to contest as councillor, Mayor or MP on the PF ticket in 2021.

2. If you keep away from participating from the politics of your country in PF under the influence of LACK OF COURAGE TO BE DIFFERENT, class, pride, narrowness of your knowledge of Zambia, religion and any other sociocultural driver, be prepared to have IN YOUR PLACE OF LEADERSHIP, mediocre persons, those who are not even half of your integrity and all manner of people whose only expertise is to drive Zambia down BECAUSE YOU CHOSE TO BE SILENT AND PROUD to SELF when it mattered most and when A CALL TO NATIONAL DUTY was helplessly yawning in your face.

In PF we believe in teamwork and collective achievement and so if you are driven by a desire to be SENIOR, then your motive may be wrong. COME AND SERVE YOUR FATHERLAND in the

prime of your years.

3. The Patriotic Front will win elections in 2021 and that is the simple societal and statistical truth. In 2026, you will have waited for 17 years for the HOLY ONE to rule Zambia. By then, your skills and expertise will be irrelevant and redundant because another generation with a totally divergent understanding of politics will have come of age and will GLADLY REPLACE AND OBSCURE YOU FOR GOOD. Longevity of a person in politics has its place and I can’t guarantee that for any person. DEVELOP AN INDEPENDENT BROAD MIND that is void of prejudice, stereotyping and all manner of egos and replace that with humility and deriving happiness in working in a multi-ethnic environment where you could even be the least important BUT CONTRIBUTING TO THE WELFARE OF YOUR

COUNTRY. 4. Belonging to any party including UPND is neither a measure of intelligence nor usefulness to society. It’s a way of expressing your fundamental freedom of association under the Zambian laws in which both entry and exit are not punishable by law.

YOU BELONG TO ZAMBIA and not to any other secondary organisation.

SUCCESS favours the brave. GET OUT OF THE SAFE WATERS OF STATUS QUO and dare to be different and make all those who participated in building your character proud.

IF YOU ARE STILL INFLUENCED IN DECISION MAKING BY SOCIETAL JUDGEMENT, CHURCH, PEERS, PARENTS, WIFE, EMPLOYERS ETC, then you are not yet a man worth trusting in leadership.

YOU WILL FIND ME AT THE BATTLE FRONT WHERE INSULTS ON ME ARE IN ABUNDANCE, WHERE HATRED SCHEMES ARE AT THEIR BEST AND WHERE POLITICAL ISOLATION IS A NORM. ALL WHAT MATTERS TO ME IS TO SERVE THE PEOPLE OF MY FATHERLAND WHEN I AM READY TO DO SO AND NOT WHEN UPND DECIDES. Be fair to your future, those around you and your country's progress by resigning from UPND. EDIFY ZAMBIAN HAMUKALE.

• Michael Ngala: Madagascar has a cure, have you tried every possible potential cure...humble yourselves because we are only having increased cases due to pride.

• Ivan Mulikita: Does WHO know know God exists.

All they say are negatives. unless God says yes .on Zambia.. How did old people cure their families! was WHO there • Reuben MN Katilima: Why W.H.O. always talk rubbish?

• Kelvin Mbulai: Medicine is there, just give the people.

• Mariyam Nasiru: It will go by the will of God. MC Micro Loans get out you are not God to say that • Innocent Ngulube: Whenever I hear the word WHO I develop Covid-19 symptoms.

• Abednigo Siabuyi: I know my redeemer lives!! His name is Jehovah!! He will not let us be in this situation for so long!! Who can speak!! My redeemer is the final say....

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be there kubasungu, here it will soon vanish. Because in Africa we believe it's not by might nor by power, but by the spirit of the Lord.

Since you as WHO want it around, it shall remain in every one of your dwelling places.

Badd Jonny: Had WHO ever wanted it to go away..

If they did, they would have contained it in China..And instead of preaching a message of hope, they are now the doomsayers, this just tells you what they want. Seems they like the publicity and coverage they are getting from all this.

Augustine Chipungu: WHO report is not the last report. God has the final say.

Chipil Mubiana: Augustine Chipungu in God alone we trust. Amen to that.

Xeper Chileshe: Rubbish, they should just admit they have failed. Madagascar has done it.

King Caesar: Xeper Chileshe failed, you think they have failed? Lo, they will find the cure but you will not know anything about it.

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MALE INFERTILITY

BY DR QUINCE MWABU

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Many people are embarrassed to go to the hospital and seek medical attention about hemorrhoid problems, which is probably why only an estimated four percent of people see the doctor even if 75 percent of us experience enlarged hemorrhoids at some point in time.

Despite the embarrassment, hemorrhoids should always be examined professionally, do not sit at home.

Hemorrhoids are classified as internal or external, and are further classified into four stages or grades, ranging from mild to severe, depending on the level of prolapse - grade one is the mildest and grade four is a swelling that remains outside the anal canal and cannot be pushed in.

Internal hemorrhoids; as the name suggests, internal hemorrhoid is a swollen or inflamed vein which lies under the lining of the lower rectum that you cannot feel or see.

This type of hemorrhoid become problems when they prolapse or protrude outside the anus, where they get rubbed and squeezed by the stool.

These protruded hemorrhoids may hurt because the anus is dense with pain-sensing nerves. Such slipped hemorrhoids usually recede into the rectum on their own. If they don't, they can be gently pushed back into place.

External hemorrhoids; are

man who is unable to produce children with a fertile (healthy) woman, after 12 months of unprotected sex.

Male infertility topics are not much discussed in our society and this has contributed to a misconception, which says, “only females are prone to infertility.” This is not true, it can also be due to males.

There are many different medical conditions and other factors that can contribute to fertility problems, and an individual case may have a single cause, several causes, and in some cases there are no identifiable causes.

Overall, some researches show that one-third of infertility cases are caused by male reproductive issues, one-third

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SMOKING Most studies show that smoking increases the risk of male infertility, reporting reduced semen quality, reproductive hormone system dysfunction and impaired spermatogenesis, sperm maturation, and spermatozoa function in smokers compared with nonsmokers.

matogenesis, sperm maturation, and spermatozoa function in smokers compared with nonsmokers.

by female reproductive issues,

and one-third by both male

and female reproductive issues or by unknown factors.

Causes of male infertility There are various causes for male infertility which can be associated with the following reasons;

2. Excessive alcohol consumption; over excessive alcohol consumption has been linked to affecting sperm quality and production.

3. Being Overweight; Obesity or overweight can cause hormonal imbalances; this has shown to cause low-quality sperm production.

UNDERSTANDING HEMORRHOIDS • Azoospermia: Where no sperm cells are produced.

• Oligospermia: Where there is less productive than normal sperm cells.

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2. Low sperms count.

3. Abnormal sperm.

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Exercise, at least to stay active which will prevent possible constipation.

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Go as soon as you feel the urge: if you wait to pass a bowel movement and the urge goes away your stool could dry out and be harder to pass.

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You can prevent hemorrhoids by avoiding long periods of sitting on the toilet.

Particularly sitting for a long period time on the toilet can increase the pressure on the veins in the anus.

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AR ES SALAAM - The Tanzanian government’s tepid response to Covid-19 and seeming lack of transparency over coronavirus cases is fuelling concern that it is covering up the true extent of the pandemic, according to doctors and health experts there.

The New Humanitarian spoke to five Tanzania-based doctors and medical specialists about the response, either by telephone or email. All only agreed to speak on condition of anonymity, such was their fear of reprisals from a government whose human rights record has worsened in recent years.

“There is no information,” said one specialist, a health adviser to the government in the commercial capital, Dar es Salaam. “This leads to a tremendous amount of rumours and fears among the population - it’s disastrous for this epidemic.”

The adviser, a consultant who is on several working groups in the Ministry of Health, said the outbreak was being treated as “a security issue, not a public health issue,” meaning the health minister did not have the final say.

“Everything that is related to corona is now in the (central) government’s hands,” another health consultant agreed. “There’s tremendous political pressure coming from the president’s office to control all of this.”

Since Tanzania’s first known case of Covid-19 was detected in the northern city of Arusha in March, the government has officially registered 509 positive cases and 21 deaths. But the last update was more than two weeks ago – on April 29 – a point highlighted by the US embassy when it issued a warning to its citizens on Wednesday.

“The risk of contracting Covid-19 in Dar es Salaam is extremely high,” the US embassy statement said. “Despite limited official reports, all evidence points to exponential growth of the epidemic in Dar and other locations in Tanzania.”

A doctor working in a leading private hospital in Dar es Salaam said more than 60 Covid-19 cases had been admitted to his facility

by May 6, a scale that was already straining its services, with staff from all departments being called on to help. “The number of infected people is likely to be multiple times higher than official figures,” the doctor told TNH. “Despite limited official reports, all evidence points to exponential growth of the epidemic in Dar and other locations in Tanzania.”

Footage of secret burials of people who allegedly died of Covid-19 are doing the rounds on social media, while parliament has been suspended following the death of three legislators in quick succession from unknown causes – fuelling speculation over the extent of the outbreak.

The government has adopted politics of silence. President John Magufuli is chairman of the regional Southern African Development Community bloc, yet it was South Africa that called a SADC meeting this month to discuss Covid-19, and Tanzania did not participate.

The country was also absent on Wednesday from a virtual East African Community meeting on the regional response to coronavirus.

The alleged politicisation of the response is reminiscent of the government’s approach to Ebola last year, when it withheld information from the World Health Organisation over potential cases in the country.

Concerned neighbours As a result of the apparent secrecy, concern is mounting among Tanzania’s neighbours over the potential unchecked spread of Covid-19.

Zambia closed its border with Tanzania on Sunday, and Kenya is considering following suit after truck drivers coming from Tanzania tested positive for the virus.

The Tanzanian government’s initial response to Covid-19 was to shut schools and prohibit most mass gatherings – steps it points to as proof that it does appreciate the seriousness of the outbreak.

“Tanzania has implemented more than 40 measures to curb the disease,” government spokesperson Hassan Abbasi said in a WhatsApp message to TNH. “We have three national response committees to Covid-19 and are working daily to curb the disease.”

Abbasi rejected the US embassy’s allegation of a surge in cases. “Anyone is free to go to Dar es Salaam and see if there is any single ‘overwhelmed hospital or health

facility’,” he said.

However, in addition to the debate over the figures, there has been a succession of controversial measures and statements from Magufuli.

In March, the president urged the public to continue attending religious gatherings. “That’s where there is true healing,” he said.

“Corona is the devil, and it cannot survive in the body of Jesus.”

Last week, he publicly questioned the accuracy of the Covid-19 test kits being used in Tanzania.

The head of the national health laboratory was suspended a day later.

Tanzania is also unusual among most East African countries in that it doesn’t practise strict social distancing measures.

“If there was free information flow, the people would make

informed choices, but, as it is now, people are groping in darkness,” said the doctor at the private hospital in Dar es Salaam. “It’s like walking in a swampy forest at night without a flashlight.”

Another doctor, working in the north of the country, said one of her main concerns was that Tanzanians aren’t going to hospital even when they’re in need of urgent care.

“If people avoid healthcare, there’s a risk of secondary damage,” she said. “This could lead to consequences that are worse than the virus itself.”

“If there was free information flow, the people would make informed choices, but, as it is now, people are groping in darkness. It’s like walking in a swampy forest at night without a flashlight.”

Even the doctors are confused

following Magufuli’s questioning of the laboratory tests. “We ask ourselves: how reliable are those tests?” she noted. “You don’t really know what is happening in your country and in your own hospital.

This makes this situation very difficult.”

An imminent shortage of personal protective equipment, known as PPE, is another worry for the Tanzanian medical community.

While one doctor said there was no immediate shortage at his hospital yet, a second adviser to the health ministry – also a working doctor – told TNH he had temporarily “taken leave” due to insufficient supplies. “I am talking to my fellow doctors in WhatsApp groups, and they have said it is not enough,” he added.

Election season Elections are due later this year,

Tanzanian President John Magufuli's handling of the Covid-19 outbreak has been slammed by the opposition.

and Magufuli seems intent on projecting a “business as usual” image – which means keeping the country open. Any notion of a lockdown has been firmly rejected.

“There are calls to lock down Dar es Salaam – we will never do that,” Magufuli said in an address to defence and security chiefs last month. “This is our main port city and accounts for around 80 percent of government revenue.”

Although he announced in December that he will not run again, concerns linger that Magufuli may be preparing to seek a third term. One lawmaker has already proposed extending the president’s stay in office beyond 2020.

Amid the swirl of rumours and the absence of reliable news, many businesses have closed their doors.

But there is public support for the government’s position not to issue a stay-at-home order.

On Tuesday, Tanzania’s central bank approved several measures to temper the economic impact of Covid-19 on the economy.

Tanzania’s opposition has slammed the government for not taking coronavirus seriously enough. But the local media – cowed by arrests and suspensions – has preferred to avoid joining overtly in the criticism.

“The news media are silent,” the doctor and health ministry adviser who had taken temporary leave said. “They don’t want to fight the government.”

The unusual Covid-19 response, which makes Tanzania something of a regional outlier, has led to much speculation, even the idea that the government could be attempting a herd immunity strategy. “But if (Magufuli) is thinking of that, I think many people will die – if they haven’t already,” said the adviser. - NEW HUMANITARIAN.

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O think that Covid-19 is for some people and not others, that there must be some to blame and others to uphold, that those leading the fight against the pandemic should be set against one another so that some people can make political capital out of this misfortune, is to engage in self-delusion.

Covid19 has come for all of us, for each one of - not for Ministry of Health, not for Cabinet, not for government or opposition leaders or any other grouping!

Covid-19 is a lethal global virus with catastrophic consequences. We can only play partisan politics with it at our own peril. Covid-19 can infect anyone anywhere in this country, just as it is already spreading to other parts of the country! We can ill-afford to play politics with Covid-19; to put a wedge between any groups of people on or outside the Covid-19 battleground.

On his own, the President is alive to the suffering of the people, particularly the economically disadvantaged persons, families and communities. The President knows the extent of the damage being inflicted on all of us day by day, and the entire economy.

The measures that come out of the presidency, I believe, are thoroughly grounded in scientific advice. There must be a balance between the Covid-19 fight and national economic survival; it is not food or health; it is both!

So, the national leadership has to exercise a balancing act for all of us to fight the pandemic and survive as a nation.

The advisers to the President generally, and on Covid-19 particularly, especially on whether or not the

POINTS The Coronavirus pandemic is a non-partisan global threat of unprecedented proportions and lethal consequences; with which never to play partisan politics; to score points against one another like on a casino roulette! economy should reopen, are not only medical personnel, but also other professional groupings. Economists have wanted an easing up on the restrictive measures, just like farmers, bankers, tourism entrepreneurs, restaurant, casino, gym, bus owners, and others with stakes in the economy severely battered by the impact of the virus.

Given the magnitude of the Covid-19 threat and the frus-

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Can anyone make political capital out of this lethal global pandemic? Some would like to, but there is no political capital that can come out of this pandemic. It is not a victory-for-some situation! It is a win-for-all or disaster-for-all affair; it has no middle ground, no winnertakes-all situation!

Yes, the Covid-19 pandemic is ripe with enticing fortunes for the politically gullible, but the disaster that awaits us all, if we reduce this misfortune to a partisan political combat, will be all

consuming! None of us, unless we act wisely and collectively, is assured of surviving the virus to pick up the political pieces from a politically gambled Covid-19 battle!

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RETIREES countrywide who have been swindled out of unanimously agreed to petition the Speaker of the National Assembly to set up a commission of inquiry to determine criminal elements into their predicament.

And former Barclays Bank employees have called for an immediate probe into alleged fraudulent activities committed by whoever transfered the Barclays Bank Pension fund to African Life Financial Services.

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Thousands of mourners on Saturday gathered at Harare’s National Stadium for a memorial concert for renowned musicians Oliver Mtukudzi before it was taken to his home village, north of the capital. (Story on page 2)

Political parties firm on dialogue

“This secretariat must not be at ZCID or Kapingila House and that both the church and ZCID shall second staff who will work at the secretariat. We also agreed that we shall have a joint account at the bank, whether money will come from the donors or not, we should have a joint account.

We hope that we will now make progress because among political parties, we have agreed on how to progress on the national dialogue.” -Mr. Mwila STORY ON PAGE 3

all the previous engagements and avenues used had seemingly hit a snag.

After the meeting, a committee which will spearhead the initiative to petition the speaker before the next session of parliament opens was formed.

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the task. Indeed the call for accountability in the use of the Covid-19 resources is a critical ingredient of assurance in the fight. For success to be assured accountability is a must.

We, therefore, owe it to ourselves, and our posterity to act as one another’s keepers, to defeat the virus and to produce an even healthier environment in which to practise political gymnastics in a democracy, to educate our children, to provide for

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MEASURES The measures that come out of the presidency, I believe, are thoroughly grounded in scientific advice. There must be a balance between the Covid-19 fight and national economic survival; it is not food or health; it is both!

So, the national leadership has to exercise a balancing act for all of us to fight the pandemic and survive as a nation.

our families and to work our economy to prosperity.

We must all do some soul searching, to find it in our hearts of hearts to desist from the never-ending blame mentality. It is time to climb down from our hobby hills of forever seeing only faults in other people except ourselves; of ever presenting ourselves and ours as saints and others as villains.

The democrats of old have taught us that power belongs to the people; it is rule of the people, by the people, for the people; not for autocracy or vengeance!

The Coronavirus pandemic is a non-partisan global threat of unprecedented proportions and lethal consequences; with which never to play partisan politics; to score points against one another like on a casino roulette! It is a pandemic that knows no political partisanship, it knows no smart or crude politicians. It is no respecter of persons!

Therefore, all of us must lay down our partisan interests, take up arms and collectively fight the pandemic for our continued existence. The novel Coronavirus 2019 is lethal and non-partisan!

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TESTS FOR ‘MIRACLE CURE’ HERB ARTEMISIA BEGIN

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would be a gain,” says Seeberger, “above all, it would bring clarity.”

At the end of April, Madagascar’s President Andry Rajoelina touted a potion containing an Artemisia extract and other herbs as a “miracle cure” for the coronavirus.

Since then, media in Africa have plugged the drink’s potential, and several African countries have placed orders for the herbal tonic, sold under the name COVID Organics.

The director of Malagasy IMRA research institute, Charles Andrianjara, spoke vaguely of “tests on some people” when contacted by DW for details of any scientific studies on the potion, and referred to many years of experience with the concoction.

He was unable to cite any specific research proving the herbal drink’s ability to either prevent or treat Covid-19.

It’s also difficult for other scientists to test the potion as its formula is a secret -

in his conversation with DW, Andrianjara said he couldn’t reveal its make-up to protect intellectual property rights.

The World Health Organisation, however, warns on its website that there is “no evidence to suggest that Covid-19 can be prevented or treated with products made from Artemisia-based plant material.”

While it’s possible new treatments might come from traditional medicines, says Michel Yao from the WHO Regional Office for Africa, people should refrain from using untested remedies for coronavirus.

“There is no evidence. We do not know how these traditional medicines, which are recommended by countries or authorities, are actually effective and whether they are harmless to human health,” he told DW. Helen Rees, executive director of Wits Reproductive Health and HIV Institute at the University of Witwatersrand in Johannesburg, agrees – DW.

OVER 62,026 CASES IN OVER 55 COUNTRIES Country, Total Other Country ,OtherCases South Africa 12,739 Egypt 10,829 South Africa Morocco 6,623 Egypt Algeria 6,442 Morocco Ghana 5,530 Algeria Nigeria 5,162 Ghana Cameroon 2,954 Nigeria Guinea 2,473 Cameroon Senegal 2,189 Guinea Ivory Coast 1,971 Senegal Sudan 1,964 Ivory Coast DRC 1,298 Sudan Somalia 1,284 Djibouti Djibouti 1,284 Somalia Mayotte 1,210 Tunisia Gabon 1,104 Mayotte Tunisia 1,032 DRC Guinea-Bissau 913 Niger Niger 876 Burkina Faso Mali 779 Guinea-Bissau Burkina Faso 773 Mali Kenya 758 Kenya Zambia 668 Gabon Equatorial Guinea 583 Tanzania Tanzania 509 Equatorial Guinea Réunion 440 Réunion Sierra Leone 408 Sierra Leone Chad 399 Mauritius Congo 391 Chad Benin 339 Benin Mauritius 332 Rwanda Cabo Verde 315 Congo Ethiopia 287 Zambia Rwanda 287 Ethiopia Togo 238 Cabo Verde Sao Tome and 235 Sao Tome and Principe Principe Liberia South Sudan 231 Madagascar Madagascar 230 Togo Liberia 215 Eswatini Eswatini 187 South Sudan Uganda 160 CAR CAR 143 Uganda Mozambique 115 Mozambique Libya 64 Libya Malawi 63 Malawi Angola 48 Angola Eritrea 39 Eritrea Zimbabwe 37 Zimbabwe Botswana 24 Botswana Gambia 23 Gambia Mauritania 20 Namibia Namibia 16 Burundi Burundi 15 Comoros Comoros 11 Seychelles Seychelles 11 Mauritania Western Sahara 6 Western Sahara Lesotho 1

New Total Cases Cases

10,015 +16 9,400 6,226 5,723 4,700 4,399 2,579 2,146 1,886 +146 1,700 +56 1,365 1,210 1,054 1,032 1,023 991 821 751 726 704 700 14 661 509 439 436 338 332 322 319 284 274 +15 267 250 246 208 199 +28 193 174 172 156 143 121 91 64 56 45 39 36 24 20 16 15 11 11 8 6

HERB touted by Madagascar’s government as healing coronavirus is undergoing tests by a group of international researchers.

The World Health Organisation (WHO) warns, however, that there are no scientific studies yet that prove Artemisia works.

Scientists at Germany’s Max Planck Institute of Colloids and Interfaces in Potsdam are among a group of researchers from Germany and Denmark working with the US company ArtemiLife to explore whether the Artemisia plant can be used against the novel coronavirus.

“It is the first study in which scientists are investigating the function of these plant substances in connection with Covid-19,” the head of the study, Peter Seeberger, told DW. The cell study will use test extracts from the Artemisia annua plant, also known as sweet wormwood, as well as derivatives isolated from the plant such as artemisinin.

An Artemisia compound has long been used as treatment for malaria.

It’s not the first malaria treatment to gain attention in the search for a treatment against Covid-19 – the malaria drug hydroxychloroquine has also been hyped in recent months despite little data supporting its effectiveness against coronavirus infection.

Artemisia has also been trialed “quite successfully” against diseases other than malaria, says Seeberger.

Studies found the Artemisia extract was effective in inhibiting the first SARS coronavirus (SARS-CoV) that surfaced in Asia in 2002, causing a respiratory illness.

The scientists expect results by the end of May at the latest. If Artemisia is found to be effective in these trials, further tests including clinical studies on humans, would still need to take place.

“But even if the hopes for a drug based on the active ingredient against Covid-19 end in a disappointment, it

THREE months ago, Africa recorded its first case of coronavirus, sparking fears that the world's poorest and leastequipped continent faced a catastrophe.

But so far, the virus has not come anywhere close to wreaking the same damage in Africa as in Europe and the US - a phenomenon that has stirred much debate.

What are the figures?

Africa's first case was announced in Egypt on February 14 and two weeks later, the first patient south of the Sahara was documented in Nigeria.

Since then, Africa's 55 states have notched up around 72, 000 cases, according to an AFP tally compiled from official figures.

This amounts to less than two percent of the global total, whereas Africa accounts for 17 percent of the planet's population.

The proportion of fatalities also seems far lower in Africa - the 2, 500 fatalities, expressed as a proportion of known cases, yields a death rate roughly half that of the

How Africa beat the rest of the world in fighting Covid-19...so far rest of the world.

Experts sound a note of caution about the figures, saying the tally of infections in Africa, as elsewhere, could be under-represented by lack of testing.

Early measures?

If Africa seems so far to have been relatively spared, several explanations come to mind, say specialists.

One is that Africa, lying outside the main pathways of infection from China, used the precious weeks wisely and responded quickly when the virus eventually showed up.

"Confinement measures were taken quite early, and this slowed the curve. Most countries implemented these measures almost as soon as the first case was detected," Michel Yao, based in the Congolese capital of Brazzaville for the World Health Organisation (WHO), told AFP. "In France, it took 52 days

after the first case for measures to be taken. In Ivory Coast, the schools and borders were closed five days after the first case. A week later, there was a curfew," said Jean-Marie Milleliri, an epidemiologist and specialist in tropical public health based in Abidjan.

Young continent?

Another protective factor for Africa is that so many of its people are young, according to one idea.

Coronavirus deaths are typically concentrated among the elderly and people with underlying health conditions, said Omar Sarr, a professor of medicine at Dakar's Cheikh Anta Diop University.

Around 60 percent of Africa's population is under 25.

"The median age (in Africa) is around 19 years," said Milleliri. "Also, there are fewer elderly people because life expectancy is lower. So there are fewer cases and a

virus that is less active."

Yap Boum II, an epidemiologist in Cameroon with the French medical charity MSF, also noted: "The population density in Africa is lower, which limits the spread of the virus, and Africans are less mobile compared with western populations."

Within African countries, "most cases are concentrated in the capital and large cities, and less in rural areas," Yao agreed.

An 'African immunity'?

Another theory is that people living in Africa may have a better resistance to the novel virus than in the developed world.

"There is crossover immunity, due to long exposure to various micro-organisms, and high vaccine coverage, notably with BCG," suggested Sarr, referring to a venerable anti-TB jab that intriguingly may be linked to protection against Covid-19.

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Total: 77,263 +261 Total: 65,636

Milleliri, more cautious, said, "There are lots of diseases in Africa, so populations are possibly better immunised than European populations against pathogens like coronavirus."

He pointed to Darwinian pressure as the potential reason: "When several pathogenic viruses are competing against each other, some can block out others."

What about the future?

African countries have begun easing anti-coronavirus restrictions, many of them fearful of the impact of lockdowns on the urban poor.

Such moves have to be matched by vigilance, say experts.

"We are really very prudent, we are doing all we can to identify, test and isolate and keep tracing all contacts to be able to contain the pandemic before it gets out of proportion," said Boureima Hama Sambo, the WHO's representative in Ethiopia.

Total Total Total Total Deaths RecoveredActive Deaths Recovered Cases 238 5,676 571 2,626 194 4,173 5,648 190 3,383 525 2,075 6,800 529 3,158 188 2,759 3,279 24 674 502 2,678 2,543 167 1,180 22 494 4,184 139 1,553 143 778 3,478 15 895 114 1,465 1,000 23 842 11 714 1,421 24 930 19 715 1,152 91 205 21 794 885 50 212 70 149 1,146 53 135 3 847 360 3 905 51 118 885 16 627 45 700 287 10 182 11 492 520 45 770 41 136 814 3 26 46 624 151 50 677 49 577 125 46 436 3 26 697 51 592 38 351 315 42 284 32 239 429 7 124 8 110 543 7 13 21 183 305 21 183 4 13 422 354 354 82 26 97 19 72 247 46 83 10 322 0 15 87 31 53 238 2 83 2 62 255 10 322 140 144 2 67 10 33 231 5 112 7 117 143 168 5 105 140 11 96 2 56 188 5 7 4 4 199 20 1 79 3 100 101 108 92 11 20 89 105 74 2 2 27 51 143 2 63 154 10 10 133 55 35 66 34 28 57 3 3 3 24 24 37 3 2 14 14 39 2 13 38 30 37 13 2 4 4 1 9 17 23 1 1 12 10 11 1 2 9 7 10 11 13 5 1 1 7 7 7 1 1 10 3 10 10 1 1 6 6 1 5 1 2,580 23,082 28,326 2,302

Active Total Cases Tests 6,825 7,632 341,336 3,050 90,000 2,755 67,741 4,832 6,500 3,815 160,501 1,262 23,835 1,563 1,324 1,017 18,969 1,668 13,663 1,036 1,096 15,304 376 567 32,818 912 4,000 217 884 5,562 149 297 1,500 130 2,172 432 31,041 523 724 563 305 854 86 17,200 285 270 69,773 289 254 19,474 0 42,425 246 170 10,270 119 36,624 131 791 224 175 227 3,968 122 10,377 90 714 134 1,247 97 3,498 133 58,606 80 3,923 33 3,093 36 1,188 32 13,000 20 620,537 9,540 12 849 11 31,543 7284 7 1 01,842

1 40,252 46,357

"We hope the worst will be behind us but for now we are not there yet."

A modelling study this month suggested the pandemic could infect 44 million people in Africa in its first year, causing between 83, 000 and 190, 000 deaths.

Several African leaders are already warning, like disease experts, that in the absence of a vaccine the virus is here to stay. "We now have to live with the virus, modifying our individual and collective behaviour," Senegalese President Macky Sall said.

In South Africa, the worsthit nation on the continent, President Cyril Ramaphosa struck a Churchillian tone on Monday, saying a nationwide lockdown "gave our country a strategic advantage" in the fight with the virus.

But, he warned, "we can and must expect infections to rise as more people return to work.

"We must accept the reality, prepare for it and adapt to it." – AFP.

Saturday 16 May, 2020

WORLD NEWS

TRUMP MAD

BRIEFS Geingob bans new cars for ministers

…says doesn’t want to talk to Xi, could even cut China ties

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ASHINGTON - U.S. President Donald Trump signaled a further deterioration of his relationship with China over the coronavirus outbreak, saying he has no interest in speaking to President Xi Jinping right now and going so far as to suggest he could even cut ties with the world’s second largest economy.

In an interview with Fox Business Network broadcast on Thursday, Trump said he was very disappointed with China’s failure to contain the disease and that the pandemic had cast a pall over his January trade deal with Beijing, which he has previously hailed as a major achievement.

“They should have never let this happen,” Trump said.

“So I make a great trade deal and now I say this doesn’t feel the same to me. The ink was

barely dry and the plague came over. And it doesn’t feel the same to me.”

Trump’s pique extended to Xi, with whom the U.S. president has said repeatedly he has a good relationship.

“But I just – right now I don’t want to speak to him,” Trump said in the interview, which was taped on Wednesday.

Trump was asked about a Republican senator’s suggestion that U.S. visas be denied to Chinese students applying to study in fields related to national security, such as quantum computing and artificial intelligence.

“There are many things we could do. We could do things.

We could cut off the whole relationship,” he replied.

Chinese Foreign ministry spokesman Zhao Lijian told reporters in Beijing yesterday that maintaining a steady

bilateral relationship served the interests of both peoples and would be beneficial for world peace and stability.

Trump’s remarks drew ridicule from Hu Xijin, editor in chief of China’s influential Global Times tabloid, who referred to the president’s much-criticised comments last month about how Covid-19, the disease caused by the coronavirus, might be treated.

Trump and his Republican backers have accused Beijing of failing to alert the world to the severity and scope of the coronavirus outbreak and of withholding data about the earliest cases. The pandemic has sparked a sharp global recession and threatened Trump’s November re-election chances.

The United States has been hardest hit by the pandemic, according to official data.

WINDHOEK - Namibian ministers and government officials have been banned by the president from buying a new car for five years so that the money can be spent on dealing with coronavirus, a tweet from President Hage Geingob's office says.

The measure will save $10.7m, the tweet says. It adds that the money will instead be spent on "urgent priorities, specifically at a time when the country is dealing with the health and economic implications of Covid-19." The president has also capped the fuel allowance. – BBC.

Man charged with disclosing patient's virus status' China insists it has been transparent, and, amid increasingly bitter exchanges, both sides have questioned the future of the trade deal.

Opponents of Trump have said that while China has much to answer for over the outbreak, he appears to be seeking to deflect attention from criticism over his response to the crisis.

Scott Kennedy of Washington’s Centre for Strategic and International Studies think tank called Trump’s remarks “dangerous bravado.” - REUTERS.

Zim opposition says activists missing HARARE - Zimbabwe’s main opposition party said on Thursday three of its activists were missing a day after taking part in a protest over food shortages and police denied holding them after initially telling local media they had been arrested.

Zimbabwe has a history of enforced disappearances of government opponents and the Movement for Democratic Change (MDC) said it feared its members, including a member of parliament, had been abducted by state security agents.

Police spokesman Paul Nyathi was quoted by stateowned and private press as

Paul Nyathi saying the three had been arrested for taking part in an

Mozambique soldiers killed another 50 jihadists this week - Govt MAPUTO - Mozambique's army said it has killed 50 suspected jihadists in the northern Cabo Delgado province after another spate of insurgent attacks in the gas-rich region this week.

A shadowy Islamist group has terrorised remote communities in the Mozambique's Muslim-majority north since 2017, killing more than 1 100 people, according to the Armed Conflict Location & Event Data Project (ACLED).

The jihadists have grown bolder over the past two

months, stepping up attacks and venturing into towns as part of a declared campaign to establish an Islamist caliphate.

Interior Minister Amad Miquidade on Thursday reported around 20 attacks on 11 Cabo Delgado villages between May 3-12.

Miquidade said the militants had abducted citizens, destroyed a newly-built hospital and cut off telecommunication lines.

"In the same period, our defence and security forces carried out various offencive

unsanctioned demonstration on Wednesday. Nyathi could not be reached for comment.

But in a statement later on Thursday, police denied holding the MDC members in their custody and said law enforcement agents wanted to interview the activists in connection with the protest that drew a few dozen people.

That has raised fears about the whereabouts and safety of the three in a country where activists often disappear and later turn up at police stations claiming to have been tortured.

“We demand their un-

and defensive actions," Miquidade told reporters in the capital Maputo.

Soldiers intercepted a convoy of insurgents on Wednesday, destroying their vehicles and killing 42 in the process, Miquidade said.

Another eight were killed after the military quashed an attempted assault in Quissanga district early on Thursday, the minister added.

"These actions of terror aim to distract, demoralise and sow confusion within communities," said Miquidade.

The so-called Islamic State group has since claimed the attacks and said its members had killed two security agents. – AFP.

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conditional and immediate release,” the MDC said in a statement.

The embassies of Britain, Canada and the United States and the European Union mission in Harare expressed concern via social media over the missing activists and said police should swiftly establish their whereabouts and wellbeing.

The Harare-based legal group Zimbabwe Lawyers for Human Rights said it had approached the High Court on behalf of the families of the MDC activists to compel police to determine their whereabouts. – REUTERS.

HARARE - A Zimbabwean man has appeared in a court in the capital, Harare, for allegedly disclosing the status of a Covid-19 patient on a WhatsApp group, state-owned newspaper The Herald reports.

Jimmy Mhlanga, who is a civil servant, appeared in court last Saturday but the newspaper only reported about it on Thursday. He was charged with "disclosing information relating to one’s health status, treatment or stay in health establishment." He is out on bail. – BBC.

China's Wuhan ramps up coronavirus tests WUHAN, China - Authorities in Wuhan have tested over three million residents for the coronavirus in April and May and aim to test all of the rest, state media said, as the city at the epicentre of the original outbreak faces the threat of a second wave of infections.

Priority will go to residents who have not been tested before, and people living in residential compounds with previous cases of infection, or old or densely populated estates, the official Xinhua News Agency reported late Thursday, citing a Wuhan government meeting. – REUTERS.

New date for Afghan peace talks under discussion WASHINGTON - A new date for intra-Afghan peace talks is under discussion and the United States has heard positive things about the formation of an inclusive Afghan government, U.S. Special Representative for Afghanistan Zalmay Khalilzad said yesterday.

Speaking to reporters on a conference call, Khalilzad also said it would be best if intra-Afghan talks began while there is still a significant U.S. military presence in Afghanistan and that he would soon travel to push for a de-escalation in violence and for the release of prisoners. – REUTERS.

Private creditors push back against blanket debt relief for Africa LONDON - Prominent emerging market creditors have set up the Africa Private Creditor Working Group to assist some of the world’s poorest countries contain the economic impact of Covid-19, but have also criticised recent calls for blanket debt relief.

The AfricaPCWG will coordinate the views of over 25 as-

set managers and financial institutions representing total assets under management in excess of $9 trillion, the new group said in a statement yesterday.

It will provide African governments, the G20, the International Monetary Fund and other multilateral development banks a forum through which all stake-

holders “can engage transparently and constructively” on broad issues arising due to the Covid-19 crisis.

The working group “stands ready to buttress efforts being made by the multilateral and bilateral sectors by offering its collective institutional experience to provide guidance and support on a case-by-case

basis.”

However, it added a one-size-fitsall solution would be counterproductive. The group of 20 top economies has urged private creditors to match their proposal to allow the poorest nations to suspend debt payments for the rest of the year.

“A rushed, blanket approach developed during a time of crisis will put that crucial long-term access to capital at risk,” the working group said. – REUTERS.

Saturday 16 May, 2020

INSIDE SPORTS

Sport Pilgrim

NAPSA REJECT ‘SATE-SATE’ LINKS

By MUKWIMA CHILALA

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KANA star player Ronald “Sate-Sate” Kampamba is not at the moment on the radar of NAPSA Stars.

A source from the club said contrary to media reports, NAPSA had not made any official offer for the player as he was not in their immediate plans.

The source said that the club had its own protocols of player signing and had therefore not made any offer for “Sate-Sate” or any other player He said that the club was looking at challenging for the Super Division title and

By MICHAEL MIYOBA

THE Football Association of Zambia (FAZ) says it feels relieved by Government’s desire through the Minister of Sports, Youth and Child Development, to work closely with the association in ensuring the development of football.

Speaking in an interview after Tuesday’s “indaba” chaired by Sports Minister Emmanuel Mulenga, FAZ vice president Rix Mweemba hailed the minister for convening the meeting during which they ironed out “misunderstandings between Government and FAZ. Mweemba said the minister showed leadership in the way he chaired the meeting which will have a positive

finishing the remaining nine games before it could start thinking of player recruitment.

The source also said that looking at the eventualities that had befallen the league due to the Covid-19 pandemic that had caused the suspension of games, it would be unwise for the club to start engaging in the transfer business.

"Look we are not signing any player at the moment, we have nine games that we first of all have to play and compete for the title. ‘SateSate’ (Kampamba) is not on our record for signings, put that on record," the source said.

We can't start talking about signings when first we have nine games to be played and besides the club has its own protocol that we follow when it comes to these issues.

Media reports had emerged on Wednesday suggesting that the Nkana star player was on the verge of joining NAPSA stars.

Kampamba was late last year quoted in the media as having said that he wanted out of the Kitwe-based outfit following broken relations with the coach Manfred Chabinga.

Kampamba has been a cult figure at Nkana since bursting on the scene in

‘IT’S A RELIEF’ impact on the growth of football in the country. He said the association will now operate freely while working with Government to develop football.

“As an association we are very delighted with the way the meeting was handled by the minister himself. It was so humbling and so unifying and we feel if this had started way back we wouldn’t have had all those things that had happened.

“The minister showed leadership and we are so humbled obviously that is the way to go and we are sure that everything will change, the results will change going forward. There is definite

Council stops Covid-19 soccer session

By SANFROSSA MANYINDA

KALULUSHI Municipal Council on Wednesday dispersed a group of footballers at Kalulushi rugby grounds who were found playing social football, defying Covid-19 guidelines from the Ministry of Health.

The council’s assistant public relations manager Lidah Kamanga said Council police and Health Inspectors visited the grounds around 10 hours after a tip from the public about the football session at the pitch.

Kamanga said the players scampered when the council officials arrived at the pitch.

"The council is now monitoring the grounds and would want to advise the public that football being a contact sport is not permitted as it poses a risk of Covid-19 transmission," she said.

Kamanga encouraged the public to engage in sporting activities which did not involve physical contact between players such as golf and tennis.

Ms Kamanga added that the officers confiscated the ball and four cones that were used during the match.

change that is going to take place from the pitch and administratively,” Mweemba said.

He noted the need for FAZ to improve on the sources of communication which was identified as the cause of their fall out. Mweemba said FAZ will be very open with the minister and will avoid engaging him through third parties to prevent misunderstandings.

On Tuesday, Minister of Youth, Sport and Child Development called for a meeting with the FAZ president Andrew Kamanga and his executive committee to iron out outstanding issues.

with GRACE CHAILE LESOETSA

2009 and helping the Wusakile Township side win promotion back to the Super Division.

He is also revered by the Nkana faithful for having led Nkana to winning the league title in 2013 scoring a hat-trick against Red Arrows on the last day of the league.

The meeting chaired by the minister himself was attended by Ministry of Sports Permanent Secretary Joe Kapembwa, Director of Sports John Zulu, Deputy Director of Sports, Cade Chikobo and Acting National Sports Council General Secretary Raphael Mulenga.

Kamanga headed the FAZ delegates who included vice president Rix Mweemba and the two general secretaries.

The meeting resolved that the Ministry of Sports would continue providing policy and legal guidance in the administration of local football.

The parties also agreed that administrative matters which the ministry was handling would be expeditiously dealt with in the interest of football.

Stay fit – futsal players told

By MICHAEL MIYOBA

PREMIER Futsal League outfit Indy Bullets coach Witson Nyirenda has urged players to remain fit by continuing with individual training during the Covid-19 pandemic period.

Nyirenda said the league which was called off following a ban on contact sports, would soon resume hence the need for players to maintain their fitness levels.

Nyirenda said players must be committed to doing some light trainings at their respective homes to be relevant when the Premier Futsal League resumes.

He noted that there will be no time for players to do catch up when the league resumes.

“My general advice to all the players in the league is to maintain fitness. Anything can happen the league can be authorised to

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continue. They can say the league should be played indoors only, so the players need to be ready.

“We are remaining with four games and most players will struggle especially those that are not disciplined in the first two games but they will pick up,” Nyirenda said.

Nyirenda noted that PFL Clubs are hopeful that the league will resume by end of May or early June.

The Wildcat PFL was suspended in March after the Zambian government suspended sporting activities to stop the spread of the Covid-19 pandemic.

Indy Bullets are fourth on the 15-team wildcat PFL table with 49 points while defending champions Automotive FC dominate the chart with 67 points, nine points ahead of second placed Alliance Inter FC.

Cash ills at Nkana, ‘Mighty’ ZAMBIAN football history can never be told without mentioning two of the most successful clubs in the country, "Mighty" Mufulira Wanderers and "Kalampa" Nkana.

The two teams have won 21 league titles between them with Mufulira boasting of nine while Nkana have an unmatched 12.

What is so synonymous about the two sides is that they are mainly sponsored by one company, Mopani Copper Mines.

Earlier this year, Mopani announced that they had cut the sponsorship for the two legendary clubs to half sparking a lot of worry and despair for their die-hard supporters.

Mopani reduced the sponsorship package to each from $420, 000 to $210, 000.

Nkana have been searching for a 13th title which now looks far-fetched with such a development. They have already had financial problems which saw them being slapped with a transfer ban after failing to pay Ghanaian player Stephen Adams over K500, 000.

They have also been asked to pay Congolese striker Walter Bwalya about K600, 000. Recently, they have had issues with the bailiffs who pounced on them.

All these problems coupled with a cut in sponsorship could see the most decorated club in the Super Division struggle and hobble in the doldrums.

A mass exodus of dependable players is expected as the club might not have capacity to pay huge wages. Already, Chisamba Lungu is leaving the club and Kenyan Musa Muhammad is expected to follow suit.

Nkana is a club of high calibre which must compete favourably in local and international competitions but such aspirations are hanging in the balance.

The Nkana executive must ensure it sources for funds from other ventures.

A glimmer of hope might be there with club chief executive officer Charles Chakatizya saying they are financially stable despite the sponsorship halving and can sustain themselves. For “Kalampa faithfuls,” hopes are that Chakatazya's sentiments are not just mere rhetoric but facts on the ground.

Across in Mufulira, the cut in sponsorship seems to be the last nail in the coffin for a team which is fighting relegation. They do not seem to have many sources of finance and Mopani has been the “father” sponsor which means the club's financial base is not stable.

The club executive committee indicated they don’t have finances to sponsor the remaining fixtures.

Could this be the beginning of the end?

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TP Mazembe declared champions as DR Congo season ends TP Mazembe have been declared champions of the Democratic Republic of Congo after the country's league season was brought to an end because of the coronavirus pandemic.

DR Congo's football federation, Fecofa, issued a statement saying they reached their decision following a meeting on Wednesday after the 2019/20 season had been halted by the Covid-19 crisis.

TP Mazembe, who were leading the standings before play stopped, are "crowned champions" with AS Vita Club named as runners-up, the statement said.

Fecofa confirmed that the last two teams in the standings, OC Bukavu Dava and AS Nyuki, have been relegated to division two with JSK and Etoile Jaune gaining promotion through two of the regional leagues. – BBC.

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‘IT’S A RELIEF’ …FAZ happy with improved relations with Government

By MICHAEL MIYOBA

THE Football Association of Zambia (FAZ) says it feels relieved by Government’s desire through the Minister of Sports, Youth and Child

Development, to work closely with the association in ensuring the development of football.

Speaking in an interview after Tuesday’s “indaba” chaired by Sports Minister Emman-

uel Mulenga, FAZ vice president Rix Mweemba hailed the minister for convening the meeting during which they ironed out “misunderstandings between Government and FAZ. ...TO P15

FAZ president Andrew Kamanga (left) and Minister of Sports Emmanuel Mulenga greet each other (before Covid-19 pandemic) as ABSA Bank Managing Director Muzinga Melu looks on during the ABSA Cup draws held recently. - Picture by MICHAEL MIYOBA.

P15. NAPSA reject ‘Sate-Sate’ links Council stops Covid-19 soccer session.

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