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Saturday May 9, 2020

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OVERNMENT should immediately address concerns raised by commercial banks that have shunned the K10 billion stimulus package meant to offer financial relief to businesses amidst the Covid-19 pandemic, Zambia Chamber of Commerce and Industry (ZACCI) has said.

ZACCI president, Chabuka Kawesha said yesterday, businesses were in distress and needed help now and

government should not delay in resolving the issues raised by the banks to ensure needy sectors access the stimulus package.

“The industry is stressed and cannot wait to access the available stimulus funds,” he said.

Dr Kawesha stressed the need for the Ministry of Finance and the Bank of Zambia to quickly address the concerns from commercial banks, if at all there was rejection from these institutions.

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President Edgar Chagwa Lungu wears the mask after addressing the Nation yesterday at State House. Picture By SALIM HENRY/STATE HOUSE.

NATIONAL Democratic Congress (NDC) leader Chishimba Kambwili wants the High Court to determine Constitutional issues in a case he is charged with defamation of the President.

This is in a case Kambwili was taken to court

by New Congress Party (NCP) president Peter Chanda for claiming that Lusaka business executive Valden Findlay was allegedly using the Presidential jet to courier drugs.

One of his lawyers Keith Mweemba made the application to refer the matter to the High Court yesterday after Lusaka Magistrate Felix Kaoma guided him to stick to issues relevant to the case in cross-examining Mr. Chanda.

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Students want higher learning institutions reopened

By SILUMESI MALUMO GOVERNMENT must reopen higher institutions of learning and enforce mandatory daily screening, Zambian Nation Student Union has said.

Union vice president, Stephen Kanyukula, said the mandatory screening must apply to students, lecturers and all the staff at universities and colleges.

Mr Kanyukula said the Union had submitted to President Edgar Lungu a report of the findings from the survey on e-learning and the possible reopening of colleges and universities in Zambia.

According to the report, he said, 56 percent of students called on Government to consider the reopening of colleges and universities with mandatory daily screening of students, lecturers and all other staff involved in conducting of classes.

Mr Kanyukula told Daily Nation yesterday that the report also showed that 43 percent of students were dissatisfied with e-learning programmes being offered by colleges and universities during the shutdown period as the majority could not afford the cost of reliable internet.

“The popular opinion is that the use of e-platforms has only given advantage to few students while the majority are left behind. As can be seen, only 8 percent of students are satisfied with the e-learning classes which Universities and colleges have introduced,” he said The report has recommended the limiting of numbers of students attending classes per session to 25 in order to promote social distancing of 1.5 metres between students.

Additionally, he said, there must be mandatory wearing of face masks, sanitizing and eregular hand-washing.

“While we note that 51 percent of students had opposed the postponement of examinations, our recommendation had been that examinations must not be allowed to take place via electronic means as they would be subject to widespread cheating among students.

“We are of the firm view that the Ministry of Higher Education and Examinations Council of Zambia, in consultations with students through their various unions, must re-work the academic calendar for classes and examinations which have been affected by the closure of colleges and universities,” he said.

Mr Kanyukula said a total number of 13,072 students from 39 colleges and universities took part in the survey which was conducted online from March 30 to May 2, 2020.

‘Moot stimulus package for tourism sector’

By OLIVER SAMBOKO GOVERNMENT should consider coming up with a specific stimulus package for the tourism sector to save the industry from collapsing due to the prevailing economic slowdown, a tourism consultant Rose Musonda has said.

Ms Musonda said in an interview that the tourism sector was under stress due to the effects of Covid-19 and that if nothing was urgently done, there was a big risk that the industry will collapse.

She said Government through the Bank of Zambia should provide a direct guarantee facility to assist the tourism sector to access working capital loans for their operations.

Ms Musonda said the stimulus package would also help boost the tourism sector in the post Covid-19 self-lockdown, a raft of measures which was taken by hotels and lodges assist the country stop the spread of coronavirus.

She said the tourism sector had lost substantial business through cancellations and postponement of travel since January 2020 to date and that there was need to help with industry to survive the economic storm.

Ms Musonda said most players in the tourism sector were not able to access the K10 billion mid-term facility announced by the central bank because they were hampered by

lack of collateral which the commercial banks were demanding.

“Access to lines of credit are often hampered by lack of collateral or often stringent lending conditions by the financial institutions, so there is need for the central bank to find a way to cater for those in the tourism sector,” she said.

Ms Musonda also called on Government to waive Value Added Tax on domestic tourism to encourage development of domestic tourism.

“Because of travel restrictions aimed at containing the Covid-19 pandemic, international tourism will be slow to recover, hence the need to provide incentives to stimulate domestic tourism and focus has to be on driving demand for the local facilities.

EXPERT SLAMS ZRA OVER WATER ALLOCATION

By OLIVER SAMBOKO

THE decision by Zambezi River Authority (ZRA) not to allocate more water to Zesco despite an increase in water levels at Kariba Dam is not in the best interest of the country, Energy expert Victor Hazemba has said.

On Wednesday, ZRA chief Executive officer, Munyaradzi Munodawafa informed President Edgar Lungu that the high water levels recorded at the Victoria Falls in Livingstone have not yet reached the Kariba Dam. Mr Munodawafa said even when the water levels increase in Lake Kariba the ZRA would not allow Zesco and Zesa of Zimbabwe to use more than the 22 billion cubic litres allotted to the two power utility companies this year.

But Mr Hazemba said the ZRA should reconsider its decision because it was done without wide consultations of key stakeholders like manufacturers and energy experts.

He said the explanation given by ZRA that it was reserving water for next year’s use in an event that the dam does not receive enough water, did not make any economic sense considering that the two countries were developing alternative energy projects.

“Their explanation that they want to reserve water for next year’s use in an event that the dam does not receive enough water due to effects of climate change, is not making economic sense considering that the two countries are undertaking alternative energy projects like solar and coal,” Mr Hazemba said.

The ZRA allocated only 11 billion

cubic meters of water to Zesco for power generation this year compared to 17 billion cubic meters allocated last year.

The utility company has indicated that over 25 percent had already been used so far.

Even when the water levels increase in Lake Kariba the ZRA would not allow Zesco and Zesa of Zimbabwe to use more than the 22 billion cubic litres allotted to the two power utility companies this year.

Now Kambwili ‘runs’ to High Court

By CHARLES MUSONDA NATIONAL Democratic Congress (NDC) leader Chishimba Kambwili wants the High Court to determine Constitutional issues in a case he is charged with defamation of the President.

This is in a case Kambwili was taken to court by New Congress Party (NCP) president Peter Chanda for claiming that Lusaka business executive Valden Findlay was allegedly using the Presidential jet to courier drugs.

One of his lawyers Keith Mweemba made the application to refer the matter to the High Court yesterday after Lusaka Magistrate Felix Kaoma guided him to stick to issues relevant to the case in cross-examining Mr. Chanda.

Mr. Mweemba said the defence team had prepared more than six questions that the High Court must answer, adding that the said questions are anchored on provisions of the Bill of Rights.

But private prosecutor Jonas Zimba objected on grounds that the court should not be called upon to wonder about an application that is not before it, adding that the defence ought to have raised the issue in good time.

Mr. Zimba said as the record will show, yesterday was the third time Mr. Chanda

Mr Kambwili was appearing in court to testify.

“If we proceed in this manner I have no doubt that we have many more years for us to conclude this matter.

There is no application before you and as such crossexamination of the witness should continue,” he told Mr. Kaoma.

Another private prosecutor Emmanuel Bupe Mwansa said there are no matters that have arisen to enable Mr. Kaoma refer the case to the High Court.

State Counsel Mwansa said whatever preliminary issues Kambwili intends to raise through his lawyers should have been done earlier either before trial started or before he took plea.

He said where the court had given guidance to have the matter proceed there should not be any reference to the High Court or superior court for mere guidance.

“We oppose the intended application sought by the accused person through his lawyers. I know lawyers for the accused person are on a jumping horse but surely what they intend to do today should be refused. I am aware that this is the world of waiting but for how long are we going to wait? Things should come to an end,” Mr. Mwansa said.

In his ruling Mr. Kaoma said it was difficult to deny the defence a mere intention and that the court would not be seen to be prejudicial, after which he granted the application.

He told the defence to file their submissions accompanied by skeleton arguments by May 15, 2020 and the prosecution to file theirs on May 22, 2020.

Mr. Kaoma said he would make a ruling on May 27, 2020 and told the parties that whichever way the ruling would go, they must be ready to proceed.

CUTS join Covid-19 awareness initiative

By OLIVER SAMBOKO

‘‘The tourism sector has lost substantial business through cancellations and postponement of travel since January 2020 to date.’’

THE Consumer Unit Trust Society (CUTS) in cooperation with the Lusaka City Council (LCC) has intensified sensitisation of traders on the importance of hygiene as the country battles Covid-19.

CUTS Communications Officer, Njavwa Simukoko, said the organisation with support from Hivos, was implementing measures to ensure behavioural change amongst marketeers during the Covid-19 outbreak.

He said CUTS and Lusaka City Council were working with community-based structures such as market and bus station committees to motivate people to identified key hygiene behaviours to stay safe.

Mr Simukoko said this was intended to curb the spread of the virus in the capital city and prevent traders from passing on the disease to consumers.

He said the project that was kick-started

at Kamwala market will also be rolled out to Soweto market before moving to other parts of the city.

“The programme is not only meant at sensitisation but also ensure marketeers and consumers had face masks and were following the set precautionary measures,” Mr Simukoko said.

HYGIENE BEHAVIOURS

CUTS and Lusaka City Council were working with community-based structures such as market and bus station committees to motivate people to identified key hygiene behaviours to stay safe.

Low Covid-19 compliance levels worry NGO

By SANDRA MACHIMA THERE is still low compliance of Covid-19 health guidelines in most residential townships in Lusaka, says Sisters for Real executive director Agnes Banda.

And Ms Banda has appealed to the community to ensure they practiced high standards of hygiene, especially on disposal of used masks.

She said the failure by some people to follow the health guidelines could breed more diseases especially that Covid-19 attacked the respiratory system.

“I am concerned about how people are taking this Covid-19 lightly, especially in compounds whereby you find that people are just moving around without protective gears such as the face masks, if they have most of them are reusing them for so long without disposing of or rather washing them where necessary,” she said.

Ms Banda has also appealed to women to take care of their children who were moving around without masks and exposing them to infections.

She said women were moving around with their babies without covering them and exposing them to diseases.

“We know women are involved in day to day business activities to put food on the table but at least they should protect their children from this virus because they do not know who they meet out there.

“This Covid-19 pandemic can only be controlled if everyone takes it upon themselves to ensure they follow the given rules for their safety,” she said.

Ms Banda has since appealed to relevant authorities to sensitise people and ensure they practiced hygiene during this period to avoid breeding other diseases.

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He was reacting to information obtained by the Daily Nation indicating that commercial banks have rejected the K10bn stimulus package as it comes with many conditions which will lead to Government micro-managing the institutions.

“We would urge the Ministry of Finance and the central bank if at all there is resentments from commercial banks to address that in the shortest possible time because industry is stressed and cannot wait to access the available stimulus facility “So our appeal is that the minister and the central bank can quickly address if at all it is true there is resentment because we have not re-

ceived full evidence or confirmation that there is resentment from the commercial banks,” Dr Kawesha said.

Dr Kawesha also said ZACCI and its district chambers on Thursday this week had a meeting with the Bank of Zambia Governor, Denny Kalyalya, to seek clarity on how businesses could access the funds.

He explained that the private sector was happy with the clarification from the central bank on the modalities to be used “So we are happy the central bank gave us a full brief on the modalities in relation to disbursement, they basically covered anything that any potential borrower would want to consider given the facility,” Dr Kawesha said.

We would urge the Ministry of Finance and the central bank if at all there is resentments from commercial banks to address that in the shortest possible time because industry is stressed and cannot wait to access the available stimulus facility.

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STOP SPREADING LIES, HH WARNED

By AARON CHIYANZO

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LLEGATIONS of Covid-19 money and other material donations disappearing are falsehoods created by the UPND and its leadership for political mileage, the Patrotic Front (PF) has charged.

Patriotic Front chairperson for women Jean Kapata has warned UPND leader, Hakainde Hichilema stop spreading lies which can spark an uproar among Zambians.

Ms Kapata observed that the UPND president and allies were trying to gain political mileage by undermining the efforts Government had made towards the fight

By OLIVER SAMBOKO

PRESIDENT Edgar Lungu has directed the reopening of some key socio-economic sectors to save the economy from collapsing.

Addressing the nation on Covid-19 public health measures yesterday, President Lungu directed that casinos, gyms and cinemas be reopened but cautioned against complacency in adherence to the measures.

President Lungu

The President also ordered that restaurants be reopened and start operating normally to prevent the economy from collapsing provided they strictly observed the public health guidelines in place.

He said bars and taverns would remain closed and may be considered for reopening depending on how the measures announced yesterday would work in the next 7-14 days. He called on Zambians to embrace the "new normal" by accepting that Covid-19 may be there to stay.

The President said Covid-19 had negatively impacted the economy in a way never seen before.

President Lungu also directed that examination classes reopen on June 1, 2020 and urged schools to ensure all hygiene standards were in place for the safety of students in the context of the "new normal."

Mr Lungu also directed the ministers of Higher and General Education to carry out consultations and plan how other non-examination classes, colleges and universities could reopen in the near future.

He said the measures would be reviewed within 7-14 days subject to the dynamics of the pandemic. President Lungu disclosed that the country had in the last 24 hours recorded 14 new Covid-19 cases out of the 683 tests that were carried out.

The President thanked all front line workers, cooperating partners and private sector as well as Zambians for cooperating with Government during the time of the pandemic.

He said provincial ministers should continue taking the lead in coordinating the multi sectoral response to the Covid-19 war in the regions to ensure the pandemic was defeated.

President Lungu said the Covid-19 pandemic presented an opportunity for citizens to become more self-reliant by embracing economic activities such as agriculture, IT, aquaculture and other economic ventures to improve their lives.

Mr Lungu also directed the Ministry of Finance to ensure conditions for accessing the K10 billion mid-term facility provided by the Bank of Zambia were realistic and not restrictive.

against Covid-19. She said in an interview that Mr Hichilema and his cronies were well aware that President Edgar Lungu and Government had provided the necessary leadership in the fight against the pandemic.

Mr Kapata, who is Lands Minister, said the opposition leader was trying hard to dilute the gains through lies.

She pointed out that President Lungu did not order a total lockdown even when other countries were doing so.

She advised Mr Hichilema to stop spreading falsehoods as they had the potential to cause unnecessary tension in the country.

“If Mr Hichilema and his

cronies don’t want to participate in the fight against Covid-19, they better keep quiet than spreading falsehoods. We know they want to cause panic and instil fear in citizens,” she said.

Ms Kapata also said the politicising of Ian Mutambo’s death was cheap politicking because specimen had been transported in public transport for years.

Mr Mutambo, a Laboratory technician in Zambezi died in a road traffic accident involving a Power Tools bus while he was delivering Covid-19 samples to Ndola And a PF official Lemmy Bwalya, called for soberness in the manner politics was be-

Mr Hichilema

ing practised. Mr Bwalya said it was inhuman to use someone’s death for political gains.

He said it was unfortunate that the opposition had failed to appreciate the gains the PF government had scored in the fight against Covid-19 when they were clear for everyone to see.

Mr Bwalya challenged PF members to market the party and government using the massive achievements recorded in the country.

Tripartite ‘indaba’ nods new Labour Code

By SILUMESI MALUMO

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GOVERNMENT, Zambia Congress of Trade Unions, Zambia Federation of Employers, among other stakeholders, have resolved to implement the Employment Code Act number 3 of 2019.

Government and stakeholders during a tripartite consultative council meeting on Thursday decided to review some provisions in the Act so that it could be implemented come May 12, 2020.

A number of stakeholders including the Zambia Federation of Employers in few weeks mounted pressure on government to suspend the act because if implemented it would injure many employers who were struggling financially.

But Minister of Labour and Social Security Joyce Simukoko rejected the calls, stating

that Government would go ahead to implement the Act because consultations had been done for eight year for the Act to become law.

During the meeting on Thursday, the stakeholders looked into the provisions which could be reviewed that might have a negative impact on employers amid the Covid-19.

Government and stakeholders looked into possible exemptions during this period.

In an interview yesterday, ZCTU Secretary General Cosmas Mukuka said major issues reviewed were under which circumstances employers can send employees on leave.

He said employers who want to send employees on forced leave must apply to the minister of Labour and Social Security to determine whether the company qualified.

He said the minister would

‘Milk ban won’t cause shortages’

By OLIVER SAMBOKO

THE dairy sector has put in place measures to ensure that a ban on importation of selected milk products does not affect the supply of lacto and yogurt on the market.

Dairy Association of Zambia (DAZ) Director Jeremiah Kasalo said as the country was approaching the deadline for the ban on selected dairy products like lacto and yogurt, the local sector was well placed to close all the supply gaps that may occur following the decision.

Mr Kasalo assured consumers that the local dairy industry had enough capacity and therefore the country should not anticipate shortage of milk products on the shelves.

"As a sector, we are geared enough and therefore there should be no worries from consumers that the ban is going to cause shortages," he said.

Mr Kasalo said the country had potential to produce its own dairy products but that the only hindrance had

been the unfair competition caused by imports of milk products from countries like Kenya and Uganda.

He said dairy farmers were grateful to Government for finally taking steps aimed at protecting the local dairy industry from unfair outside competition which has for years hindered the growth of the sector.

Mr Kasalo said once the sector was developed to its maximum, the country would not only be self-sustainable in terms of milk production but also stir its potential to become the export hub for dairy products in the SADC region and beyond.

Mr Kasalo also said the association had continued to engage with Government through the Ministry of Livestock and Fisheries aimed at ensuring that apart from complete banning of importation of some selected dairy products, some measures should also be out in place for joint monitoring of those products that will still be allowed into the country and stop fake products from entering the local market.

need to send inspectors to establish if the company had indeed had financial challenges to warrant sending workers on forced leave.

Mr Mukuka said stakeholders and Government had therefore decided that it would be criminal to suspend legislation which had progressive provisions.

"We had a good meeting and I think the minister guided us properly because we were all looking on possible exemptions in the Covid-19 era. We need to move with time and while considering a pandemic like this, we also looked at how the labour laws could guide workers and employers.

“So the idea of the tripartite meeting was to agree on issues and it is also very criminal for some employers who were calling for the suspension of the law.

Mr Mukuka said employers

Msoni is ‘hungry’, says GBM

By SILUMESI MALUMO

I KNOW that Nsoni Msoni is hungry that is why he is attacking me to please his paymasters, Patriotic Front vice chairperson for mobilisation Geoffrey Bwalya Mwamba has said.

Mr Mwamba said he was ready to provide money and food for Mr Msoni to survive than engage in petty politics.

He said Mr Msoni was being used to attack him so that he could earn a living but he was willing to provide free money and food so that he could survive than being used to rant.

Mr Mwamba said in an interview yesterday that it was hunger which had made Mr Msoni to reduce himself to a political cadre for him to earn a living.

“To say the truth, I am very much available to assist my brother so that he can earn a small amount of money for him to feed,” Mr Mwamba said.

Mr Msoni, who is All Peo-

need to adhere to the labour laws as opposed to calling for suspension of the code which would help bring about sanity to workers and the labour sector in general.

"If we follow the labour code properly you will not be saying there are no jobs in Zambia, there are jobs in Zambia it's only that those who claim to be employers don't adequately follow the labour laws. If people follow labour laws to the letter then we shall have all people getting employed and get decent salaries and subject to decent work," Mr Mukuka said.

He said that for the economy to grow, there must be decent jobs.

Mr Mukuka also said stakeholders had agreed that employers must not exploit people hence the consensus on implementation of the labour code during the meeting. ple Congress Party president, was quoted in some section of the media as having said that GBM was a political turncoat who lacked any semblance of political conviction.

Mr Msoni said any credible politician should be filled with morals and principles, stating that it was bad enough to be a serial defector in the first place.

But Mr Mwamba said Mr Msoni was a political nonentity who did not add any value to the political arena.

Mr Mwamba said the opposition leader, who runs a one-man political party, was wallowing in poverty and was trying by all means to please the paymasters.

"Mr Msoni is a political nonentity, in fact I should not even waste my time responding to a political nonentity who has nothing to offer to the Zambian people.

"He can call himself a president of a political party but I have more following than him. So if Mr Msoni is hungry he should come and get money for mealie-meal. As PF, we have mercy for people like Mr Msoni who are struggling to earn a living," Mr Mwamba said.

Mr Mwamba dismissed claims by Mr Msoni that he was a political turncoat, saying he had gone back to the PF which was his family.

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NEW NORMAL LIFESTYLE GOVERNMENT should be commended for further loosening lockdown measures amidst the Covid-19 pandemic by reopening some key socio-economic sectors in the country The eased lockdown measures announced by President Edgar Lungu during a nationwide televised address yesterday should definitely bring a collective sigh of relief to a jittery population.

The President stressed that the directive was aimed at reopening some key socio-economic sectors to save the economy from collapsing.

But even as the nation celebrates the easing of restrictions, the catchword must be to observe at all times the “new normal.”

While some sectors of the economy have been allowed to re-open - eating places, casinos and cinemas – health preventive measures that have been in place must be adhered to.

But much to the chagrin of guzzlers, President Lungu said bars and taverns would remain closed and may be considered for reopening depending on how the measures announced yesterday would work in the next 7-14 days.

But even as bar owners are likely to complain, people must appreciate that it is easier to maintain social distancing in a restaurant than in a drinking place were social etiquette is thrown to the wind as the alcohol takes effect.

He called on Zambians to embrace the "new normal" by accepting that Covid-19 may be there to stay.

As the President noted, Covid-19 had negatively impacted the economy in a way never seen before.

Economies from the richest to the poorest nations have been thrown into disarray. Zambia has not been spared.

The challenge that President Lungu and his government have had to contend with has been to strike a balance between imposing a total lockdown in the country and allowing restricted human activities for the vulnerable.

Government had to ensure that those who eke out a living from selling groundnuts to ensure they could buy some food at the end of the day, continued with their businesses.

Zambia, like other African countries had to weigh the consequences of lifting their lockdowns, and at the same time guard against zero-sum policies aimed at saving only lives or the economy.

UN Economic Commission for Africa's Secretary, Vera Songwe, on Thursday noted that with 42 African countries currently under full or partial lockdown, the continent is losing about 2.5 percent of its GDP or US$65 billion a month.

Ms Songwe was speaking during a debate on Africa's lockdown exit strategies.

Another panelist, African Union Development Agency CEO, Dr Ibrahim Assane Mayaki. noted that populations in countries like South Africa and Kenya are growing impatient, with some families living below the poverty line saying they would rather take their chances with the coronavirus than face starvation, said "The question is how to choose the lesser of the two evils, because strict lockdowns have consequences," he said.

Zambians have a choice to either help the government contain the threat of Covid-19 by heeding the health guidelines from the Ministry of Health even as restrictions are being eased in some sectors.

For as President Lungu said, the situation would be reviewed for the sectors that have been re-opened as depending on the response from the public, the drinking places could be next.

There has been of late a general outcry that people were becoming complacent because the number of deaths has remained low compared to countries like South Africa and Nigeria for example.

What must be understood is that just like preventive measures have not been a “copy and paste” affair among the countries, even the rate of infections cannot follow a similar pattern.

Zambia, as the authorities had pointed out, reacted as the situation on the ground dictated.

The bottom line though is that the public must continue to be alert so that life could return to normal.

Educational institutions need to re-open - especially examination classes – but this can only be done if the nation shows it is ready to play its part – by adopting the “new normal” lifestyle.

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MUSUKWA WARNS AGAINST CHILD LABOUR

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OCAL investors who have been given mining rights must immediately stop using under age children when extracting mineral resources, Mines and Mineral Development Minister Richard Musukwa has warned.

Mr Musukwa said there had been reports that some miners were using young boys to extract mineral resources, which was against the law.

He warned that miners who were abrogating the law would have their licences revoked.

“We have been informed that some local investors have been using young boys to exploit the minerals which is against the Mines and Mineral Development Act,” Mr

Musukwa said The minister said in an interview yesterday that it was important that all investors respected the law by exploiting minerals in a prudent manner.

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GOVERNMENT has provided the necessary leadership in the fight against Covid-19, former State House deputy minister Blackson Sikanyika has said.

Mr Sikanyika said contrary to negative assertions by some individuals, Government had provided the much needed leadership during the Covid-19 crisis.

He said the Ministry of Health had put in place necessary measures to curtail the spread of the pandemic.

Mr Sikanyika also said Government had introduced economic interventions to cushion the impact of Covid-19 on businesses.

He said the K10 billion credit line for Small and Me-

to respect our own laws. So Government cannot hold on to investors who want to do things in their own way," he said.

Mr Musukwa said Zambia was a country of laws and exploitation of minerals should be done in line with the Mines and Mineral Development Act.

Gold mining kit cheers Rufunsa coops

By JOHN KOMBE

Mr Musukwa

‘Govt on right track over Covid-19 fight’

By PETER SICHALI

Musukwa warned, would attract sanctions because Government would not tolerate illegalities.

"It is very worrying that our local people are the ones who want to abuse our law.

This will not be tolerated, we cannot allow investors to abrogate the law.

“As a country, we need

dium Entrepreneurs (SMEs) would go a long way in saving companies from collapsing.

Mr Sikanyika said President Edgar Lungu’s decision not to completely lockdown the economy was a step in the right direction.

He said Zambia was a landlocked country that depended on other countries for imports and therefore a lockdown would have negatively affected the economy.

“What we need as a country now is to stand together and support the interventions Government is putting in place to fight the pandemic,” Mr Sikanyika said.

He said the country has so far managed the Covid-19 well and that the medical front-liners deserved commendation.

COOPERATIVES in Rufunsa have hailed Government for providing artisanal mining equipment.

Chimwetu Gold Mining Cooperative chairman, Emmanuel Tembo, said in an interview that the equipment would enhance their operations.

He said that the cooperatives were not able to buy the equipment and as such the contribution from Government through the Ministry of Mines and the Ministry of Commerce was a sure boost.

Mr Tembo said that the cooperatives were now legal entities and had cooperative certificates.

"The gold mining cooperatives in the district are legal entities because Government has given us certificates. The beneficiary groups are Chintimbwi, Chimwetu and Pokela cooperatives,” he said Mr Tembo observed that Government’s decision to allow cooperatives to venture into mining was a fulfilment of the promise on which the Patriotic Front won the people's

mandate.

He said the empowerment would not only benefit the cooperatives, but the community and the entire district.

Mr Tembo also observed that with the coming on board of ZCCMIH-Gold, the mining of gold in the rural areas would now be more organised.

He however observed that the price that was being proposed by ZCCMIH was below the current price that briefcase buyers were providing.

He also said that ZCCM-IH’s acquisition of the mining rights from Chieftainess Mpanshya had raised speculations and as such the cooperatives were operating in a “let us wait and see what happens” mode.

Mr Tembo appealed to Government to properly define the role of ZCCMIH in the whole gold mining value chain otherwise the disparities in the price of gold would lead to irregularities.

He observed that the gold deposits in the rural area must first benefit the residents in these areas before anyone else.

Kapoko’s 9-year sentence stays – High Court

By CHINTU MALAMBO

THE Lusaka High Court has upheld the conviction slapped on former Ministry of Health Chief Human Resource Development Officer, Henry Kapoko and two others for theft by public servant and money laundering involving K6.8 million.

However, the convicts will only serve nine years on both counts instead of the initial 18 years. This follows the High

By OLIVER SAMBOKO

REDUCED activities in the fight against the HIV/AIDS due to Covid-19 outbreak has the potential to overshadow the gains the country has so far achieved in eliminating the scourge, ant-HIV/AIDS activist Bernadette Mwamba has observed.

Ms Mwamba said in an interview that while so much focus had been placed on the fight against Covid-19, HIV/ AIDS programmes had al-

Court’s decision to quash the Magistrate’s mode of sentencing from consecutively to concurrently Judge Mathew Chisunka sitting with two other judges upheld the decision by Magistrate Exnobert Zulu ordering the convicts to pay back the K6.8 million.

Meanwhile, the court has set free Justine Phiri, an internal auditor and Vincent Luhana, an accountant, after finding that the offence of theft by

public servant had not been proved against them.

The High Court found that the two were merely acting on instructions from their superiors and despite being negligent, their actions could not be said to amount to theft by public servant or money laundering. The two were therefore, acquitted of the offences laid against them and the convictions were quashed. For Kapoko, Zukas Kaoma, a former acting prin-

Activist cautions against overlooking HIV/AIDS battle most come to a total halt, the development she said if not addressed might lead to the country starting afresh.

She said Governments and stakeholders should come up with a strategy to ensure that the two situations were fought side by side and keep the momentum if the country

was to achieve zero new infections.

“Even as we battle Covid-19, we should not make a mistake as country to forget that we have another important fight against HIV/AIDS, otherwise we risk going back where we started from,” she said. She said young people continue

cipal accountant and Evaristo Musaba, a former chief accountant, the court found that their grounds of appeal failed because the prosecution proved its case against them. In quashing the mode of sentence, the judges said that the mode of sentencing passed by the Magistrate came with a sense of shock to them because it was not the right principle to order that the sentences run consecutively.

to be affected by HIV/AIDS and called on Government and other policy-makers to ensure programmes meant at protecting the population against the scourge were not affected by the outbreak of Covid-19.

“Young people’s vulnerability to HIV/AIDS has been increasing therefore the country should not give chance to any barriers that will result in reversing the gains that had already been achieve against the disease.

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Saturday 9 May, 2020

Biology { Enzymes } The pupil’s forum for today is on Biology and it focuses on the topic: Enzymes, characteristics of enzymes, factors that affect the activity of enzymes and industrial application of enzymes. This topic is at Grade ten (10) level the Zambian Syllabus for Senior Level Biology.

ENZYMES •

Enzymes are defined as biological catalysts. A catalyst is any substance that speeds up the rate of a chemical reaction.

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Enzyme that work inside of living cells are called intracellular enzymes while those that work outside living cells are called extracellular enzymes.

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The substances on which enzymes act to form products are called substrates.

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The part of an enzyme where the substrate fits during an enzyme-catalyzed reaction is called the active site while the other parts of the enzyme are called allosteric sites.

Characteristics of Enzymes • Most of them are protein in nature • They are catalysts • They catalyze both forward and reverse reactions.

• They are specific. This means each enzyme acts on only one substrate or a narrow range of related substrates.

• Their activity is affected by temperature, PH, substrate concentration, enzyme concentration, inhibitors and cofactors (coenzymes and activators).

Inhibitors • An enzyme inhibitor is any substance that slows down or completely stops enzyme activity.

• Competitive inhibitors bind to the active site of an enzyme and block the substrate from binding there.

• Non-competitive inhibitors bind to allosteric sites of an enzyme and cause the shape of the active site to change so that the substrate fails to bind.

• All metabolic poisons are examples of enzyme inhibitors.

Enzyme Concentration •

The rate of an enzyme-catalyzed reaction increases with increase in the concentration of the enzyme and remains constant when there are no more free substrate molecules for the enzyme to act on.

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One way of naming enzymes is using the first part of the substrate name and the suffix – ase, as illustrated by the following table.

Name of Substrate

Name of Enzyme

Carbohydrates (i)starch

(i) Amylase

(ii)maltose

(iii)Sucrase

(iii)Sucrose (iv) Lactose

Factors that Affect Enzyme Activity

PH • PH is a measure of how acidic or alkaline a substance is. Its values range from 1 to 14.

• The PH value of 7 is said to be neutral. The PH less than 7 is acidic while the PH greater than 7 is said to be an alkaline.

• Hence, the digestive enzyme of the stomach works well at acidity PH value (less than 7) while those of duodenum works better alkaline Ph value (greater than 7).

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Cofactors • An enzyme co-factor is any non-protein substance whose presence makes an enzyme active.

• Organic cofactors are called co-enzymes e.g. vitamins.

• Inorganic cofactors are called activators e.g. mineral salts.

Explanation of Enzyme specificity • One of the theories used to explain enzyme specificity is called the lock-and-key mechanism.

• This theory states that each substrate fits into the active site of a particular enzyme in the same way a key fit into a specific lock because the two have complementary shapes.

Temperature • Enzyme activity increases with increase in temperature up to the optimum temperature.

• The optimum temperature is the temperature at which an enzyme works best.

• Enzymes works better at an optimum temperature of 40-degrees • The activity reduces after the optimum temperature increase because the enzyme gets denatured and loses its catalytic function.

• Enzyme denaturation is the disturbance of the shape of an enzyme and its active site • Hence the enzyme can no longer carry out its catalytic function.

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Substrate Concentration • The rate of an enzyme-catalyzed reaction increases with increase in the concentration of the substrate and levels off (remains constant) when all the enzyme active sites are occupied by the substrate molecules.

(ii) Maltase (iv)Lactase

Proteins (i) Peptides

Protease (i) Peptidase

Lipids

Lipase

(v) Tanning of Leather • Tanning is a process by which leather is made soft and pliable. Trypsin is utilized to digest proteins in the leather during tanning.

(vi) Extraction and Processing of Fruit Juice •

Enzymes have applications in many industries and professions. A few examples are discussed below.

(i)

Making of Biological Detergents

• Enzymes are included in biological detergents so that they can hydrolyze stains of biological origin.

• The most commonly used enzymes are proteases which breakdown protein stains

(ii) Brewing and Baking

Tenderizing of Meat The meat industry makes use of Trypsin to tenderize meat and predigest baby food.

(vii) •

NB: Most protease enzymes have names ending with –in e.g. pepsin, trypsin and rennin. Some Industrial Applications of Enzymes.

When extracting juices from fruits enzymes known as cellulose and pectinases are used to increase the juice yield and prevent jellying of the juices, respectively.

EXERCISE 1.

State any two characteristics of enzyme (2 marks)

2.

At which temperature does most enzymes works properly? (1 mark)

3.

Explain what happens to the enzyme when the temperature increases beyond the optimum temperature.

(2 marks)

4.

List 3 factors that affect the activity of an enzyme.

(3 marks)

5.

Explain the following terms

• Baking and brewing both make use of the enzyme zymase which is found in yeast.

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(iii) Making Sweeteners for Food and Drinks • In sweetening of confectioneries, glucose is converted into fructose by the enzyme glucose

(iv)

In the Dairy Industry

• In the dairy industry, the enzyme rennin is used to coagulate milk during the making of yoghurt and cheese.

• Optimum temperature • Substrate (2 marks)

Stanbic upbeatover its K600m digital initiative

By BUUMBA CHIMBULU

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Saturday 9 May, 2019

LOCKDOWNS TRIGGER PRICE HIKES - JCTR

By BUUMBA CHIMBULU

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HE Jesuits Centre for Theological Reflection (JCTR) has attributed the rising food prices to reduction in the supply of certain foods owing to lockdowns introduced to halt the spread of Covid-19.

This comes at the backdrop of current income challenges due to job losses and reduced income in the wake of covid-19, says JCTR Pro-

By BUUMBA CHIMBULU

ZAMBIA’S emerald sector is desperate to find ways of conducting auction sales which provide liquidity for continued business operations.

The sector is currently unable to conduct auction sales because of travel bans which had been put in place by some countries due to the outbreak of covid-19, says the Emeralds and Semi-Precious Stones

gramme Manager for Social and Economic Development, Chama Bowa.

Ms Bowa expressed concern that the increase in the prices of most items would result in families facing a greater challenges in meeting their basic needs, especially for households whose incomes were way below the estimated cost of living.

The situation, Ms Bowa said, called for urgent measures by Government to

cushion households that had been negatively impacted by Covid-19.

With the projected close to 20 percent loss in revenue, Government faces significant challenges ahead.

She stressed the need to put in place measures to especially protect the poor and vulnerable still remained.

Ms Bowa said keen interest should be taken to address the looming hunger/malnutrition situation in some households.

“We recommend that Government through its relevant agencies develops a clear roadmap and budget for “victims” of covid-19 similar to the one being used for households hit by the 2020 floods.

Ms Bowa indicated that some marketeers the JCTR had spoken to shared how covid-19 had impacted on their livelihoods as they had experienced significant income losses due to the reduced influx of customers.

Covid-19 curtails emerald auction sales Mining Association of Zambia (ESMAZ).

ESMAZ president, Victor Kalesha, said in an interview that the sector players depended on profit from auction sales for sustained operations.

“As it is now that there are limitations on movements and some borders are closed and also the cancellation of

people coming in from India because of covid-19, our members are unable to auction their emeralds, and if they cannot auction, it means that they cannot mine because we depend mostly on auctioning,” he said.

Mr Kalesha said sector players were not making any money because of lack of custom-

ers to buy the stones.

He explained that the players were stuck with their stones because auctioning needed a buyer to physically see the products before purchasing them.

“Our general membership depends on auctioning their products then get their operating profits out of that but as

MFUWE LODGE: ...hope in the valley T

full salary, and we are continuing with medical support for all our workers,” said Andy Hogg, who is Managing Director and cofounder of the Bushcamp Company.

Some of the workers talked to expressed gratitude to their employer, noting that they are aware times are hard and that

workers in other establishments have not been as lucky as they are. “We are so grateful that we have been given an opportunity to earn a living even in these tough times”, said Mtimba Zulu, who has worked for the lodge for the past 20 years.

Another worker, Patrick

it is, they are all stuck because they cannot auction and if they cannot auction it means there is no money in circulation in the sector.

“We hope Government could put in place modalities so that they could allow especially our big guys such as Kagem and Grizzly Mining to conduct some auctions ales in

a certain way so that they can have revenue to do their operation,” he said.

Mr Kalesha also said the covid-19 period had affected the investors who had intended to come to Zambia this year.

“They are stuck because they cannot come and send in their money and we are seeing that the sector has been stalled for some time until the pandemic is confirmed,” he said.

We are continuing to keep everybody employed and on a full salary, and we are continuing with medical support for all our workers.

We are so grateful that we have been given an opportunity to earn a living even in these tough times.

By WISDOM MUZOKA

HE global lockdowns and travel restrictions that aim to contain and or slow down the spread of Covid-19, now a global pandemic, are taking a heavy toll on the tourism industry in Zambia, and workers in the sector are likely to be the most affected.

Safari lodges and tour operators have had many bookings made before the outbreak cancelled by guests who can no longer travel. This has forced some operators to either shut down or lay off some workers in a bid to survive the economic turmoil.

But in spite of the current economic challenges, some lodge owners have decided not to take the easy way out, committing themselves instead to helping their staff and community, for as long as they can.

Mfuwe Lodge/The Bushcamp Company, which is located within Zambia's iconic South Luangwa National Park is among a growing list of employers that are not laying off workers. The lodge, which also operates six exclusive Bushcamps, is the only source of income and livelihood for its 188 workers and their families.

“We are continuing to keep everybody employed and on a

STANBIC Bank Zambia has in the last three years invested over K600 million in digital platforms as a way of contributing to the country’s cashless economy.

With the bank’s digital capabilities, clients are provided with instant remote account opening, says Stanbic Bank Head Digital Transformation and Innovation, Yaza Kara.

Mr Kara stressed that the introduction of digital technology led to rapid changes within several industries, from banking and finance to retail.

“However, with a new player in town [Covid-19], one that which we cannot see - threatening our way of life, the up-take of digital technology is sky-rocketing like we have ever seen it before.

Ms Kara said as the impact from the virus intensified, banks and other financial service providers needed to be able to provide all banking services without the usual need for branches.

In the case of the Covid-19 outbreak, she said, new digital products and services were needed to work around its challenges and stabilise the banking sector and other industries that served as the main supporting pillars of the economy.

She emphasised that there would be an increased demand for credit availability, new savings and investment accounts, new or replacement of debit and credit cards, as well as general financial advice.

She indicated that the new quarantine restrictions had seen restaurants, hotels and bars closed down, which had led to a sharp increase in demand for digital banking services.

Ms Kara however mentioned that the onus of this digital payment adoption depended on consumers’ willingness to embrace this new way of transacting.

She said it also depended on the reliability of the digital services provided and the consistent delivery of instant gratification that consumers expected.

Banda, who has been with the lodge since 2008 said, “I know there are some hard measures in some lodges here in the valley, but here [Mfuwe Lodge] things are normal.” He added, “Our only worry is the flow of guests because there’s currently no income being generated.”

During the same interview, Andy disclosed that the Lodge was looking for ways to continue other community projects that aim to improve the lives of the local people in the Mfuwe area. One such project is the “Meal a Day” school feeding programme, which provides around 2,500 meals per day at three schools within Mfuwe.

The programme is now on standby since schools closed in late March due to Covid-19.

Andy disclosed that the Lodge wants to get the food to children who need it even as schools remain shut.

“It’s tough now since schools are closed but it would be good to find ways of getting the food to children who need it.”

With commodity prices and the cost of living rising, these meals could become life-saving for many children in the valley. In addition to the feeding programme, the Lodge plans to sink between 12-15 boreholes within the valley this year, as part of their "Commit to Clean Water" project, which was embarked upon in 2014 to provide safe, clean water to

villages in the local community.

Even though Mfuwe Lodge plans to do a lot for its workers and the general community, Andy disclosed that they are also struggling businesswise.

“It’s been devastating and it’s gonna get worse. We normally do 13 000 – 14 000 bed nights in a year but now we are down to literally none.”

Mfuwe Lodge and other operators are able to support their workers and community because of thriving wildlife populations in the region. Without viable wildlife numbers, safari operators in the country won’t have business and thus won’t be able to serve their communities. This is why it is important that Zambia’s wildlife resource is protected from poachers and traffickers.

It is likely that while some sectors will recover quickly, once travel restrictions are lifted, the tourism industry could take several years to recover.

As Andy put it during our chat, “There’ll be no tourism until people have confidence and confidence means an effective vaccine.”

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Masks on high demand in Sinazongwe

By ANDREW MUKOMA SINAZONGWE has recorded an increase in demand in locally produced face masks as efforts to contain Coronavirus (Covid-19) escalate, a Maamba-based tailor has said.

Blaki Mantele, said Sinazongwe Member of Parliament Mr Gift Sialubalo, has engaged him to produce masks worth K12,000 for various wards in the Constituency.

Mr Mantele who has teamed up with other garment makers, said he got an order to produce 10, 000 masks from Mr Sialubalo in addition to demand from the two coal mines in the area.

He called on other stakeholders to join in the fight against Covid-19 , stressing that the valley district was at high risk of the pandemic, owing to many people that visit the area for fish trade at Lake Kariba.

The tailor noted that high demand for masks was welltimed because Sinazongwe attracted a high number of people who conduct business with fish traders and truck drivers at the mines.

And Maamba Ward Development Committee chairman, Reuben Shitu, said that authorities in the area had not been aggressive in the fight against COVID-1), saying the information gap in most rural areas is alarming.

Mr Shitu said it was surprising that the fight against Covid-19 was concentrated in urban areas.

He said that Covid-19 sensitization should be rolled out in Maamba town and other hard to reach setups.

Mr. Shitu is worried that regular washing of hands and social distancing was still a challenge for most Maamba residents, attributing the ignorance to lack of access to educative information.

Extend mass screening to CB -residents

By SANFROSSA MANYINDA SOME residents of Kitwe have called on Government to extend the mass screening for the coronavirus to the city and other Copperbelt towns.

The residents told the Daily Nation in separate interviews yesterday that there was need for mass screening on the Copperbelt as it was being done in Lusaka, Kafue and Nakonde.

One resident, Joel Simumba, said that it was difficult to tell if Kitwe and other Copperbelt towns were free of the virus if mass tests were not conducted among the residents.

“We have been saying that Kitwe has not recorded any positive case but we feel there is nothing worth comforting if people are not

tested,” he said.

Another resident, Martha Mwila, said that lack of screening created an impression that there was no virus, but if the exercise was conducted some cases could be traced.

Ms Mwila said that people could thinking that only Lusaka and Kafue were epicentres because mass screening was conducted in other areas.

“We are ready for the exercise because we also want to know our status.

We want to see mass screening here and it will only be after this that will make us believe that the district has no cases,” Ms Mwila said.

We have been saying that Kitwe has not recorded any positive case but we feel there is nothing comforting if people are not tested

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MAIZE TRADERS FRUSTRATING COVID-19 FIGHT, SAYS DC

By SANFROSSA MANYINDA

WE are worried that some briefcase maize traders have invaded Lufwanyama to buy farm produce amid the corona virus (Covid-19) pandemic, District Commissioner Miniver Mutesa has said.

Ms Mutesa said it was worrying to see people getting into the district and camp in large numbers for many days to buy maize without considering the health guidelines Last month, Ms Mutesa called on buyers to avoid getting into the district until the pandemic was contained.

“People from other districts have already started flocking here to buy farm produce. And with the vastness of the district, it is difficult for us to spot them because they are all over. We do not understand why they could not wait until the pandemic is gone,” she said.

The DC said that every year around this time, people travel from other districts to camp in Lufwanyama.

Ms Mutesa appealed to the millers to sensitise their agents on the dangers of moving from one district to the other

Chirundu District Health Office has started swabbing truck drivers entering through Chirundu One Stop Border Post.

This follows the outbreak of COVID-19 which has been fast spreading across the globe.

Chirundu District health Director, Kaunda Lembalemba told ZANIS that officers stationed at the border have commenced swabbing truck drivers entering Zambia through Chirundu border. ‘’The officers are currently at the border swabbing the truck drivers. We have

just to buy the commodity.

She was aware that maize was being sold cheaply but that it was important for the buyers to be patient.

Meanwhile, Ms Mutesa called on the Zambia Police to work with council police to ensure that mourners follow the health guidelines.

“I have also noted that the levels of

indiscipline at some funeral houses in the district are high. People still want to mourn their relatives in large numbers without following not even a single guideline.

“We have situations where people gather more than 50 and only less than five people wear masks. This is also worrying,” she said.

Swabbing of truckers commences at Chirundu border

started with South African drivers but will eventually swab all truck drivers using this border,” Dr Lembalemba explained.

Being a border town, the health office has been proactively sensitising the public to observe social distancing, hand washing with soap among other preventive measures.

Additionally, the health office in partnership with the District Disaster Management Committee (DDMC) has been conducting daily monitoring at markets, bus stations and Chirundu mall to ensure that people are observing health measures put in place.

Zambia has not been spared from the virus and has since recorded four

deaths from the time it recorded its first two cases.

The country has a total of one hundred and fifty three (153) confirmed Covid-19 cases with one hundred and three (103) recoveries as of May 7. The country is still grappling with forty three active cases with patients located in different isolation facilities. - ZANIS

Health workers undergo Covid-19 training

By ANDREW MUKOMA

THE Health Professionals Council of Zambia (HPCZ) has commenced a health workers’ training to enhance their understanding of the coronavirus.

The training being conducted in partnership with the Zambia Medical Association (ZMA) in Livingstone, is part of the Continuous Professional Development (CPD) for workers in view of the Covid-19 threat.

HPCZ Chief Executive Officer, Bwembya Bwalya, said his organisation would continue working with other health bodies to ensure frontline workers were

protected from the pandemic.

Mr. Bwembya, who was represented by (HPCZ) Director Corporate Services, Innocent Kolala, said the regulatory body had identified strategic training districts that were potentially exposed to Covid-19 .

“We have partnered with the Government to combat the scourge.

This is why we have contributed funds towards the fight against the pandemic,” he added.

Mr Bwembya said apart from Livingstone which borders Botswana, Namibia and Zimbabwe, HPCZ would conduct training in Mansa, Solwezi Kafue and

Chingola, which were high risky areas.

And speaking earlier, Zambia Medical Association President, Samson Chisele, expressed confidence that Government would resolve issues negatively affecting health workers in the country.

Dr Chisele said he was confident that Government would give incentives for health workers which he said had reached up to cabinet level.

“As you are aware the issue of incentives has advanced up to the level of the Cabinet, we are just waiting for approval,” he said.

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In the East, religion plays a man ulichianga mudala.

What we should guard against is the central role in politics.

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It's a bitter foresight should seize this people are evil.

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In our country, someone wants to make believe that regionalism *An increase in indusnot the current price of measweet tale of sorts in that the moment and join the band• LUCIA MWANSA: Not at its level best but at its worst. a million came with PF, (WRONG). SILISAPO: They shouldThis readisSikota Wina’s Night a speedilyfarming do the right thing.? forth. Where we manufacturing meal is justified.

Zambiaare tries farmer is Without getting value with lie coming wagon of new farmers.

The people a day • JOCH NAITUMELA bad and totallybook “The equipment, The fertiliser subsistenceIs the every drop of sweat and the is largely rewards will be worth it.

President.” countrywide if possible, and moreand we keep releasing going fed as by a country? unacceptable. most of KAYday MUSONDA, consumer (mostly in urban farmers have 4, 000 positive people small numbers every the approach wewhom have are takenother inputs, • KAMIZHI NDONYO: Harassment at its level best. *An increase in demand PF Media. areas has to forego certain in rural or outskirt areas of Isaiah Sakala: Chendi Mukwasu, sinceact..

1998should political quarantined than a gradual more we build more anxiety in testing the people for • ALEX MALAMBO: Unprofessional be campaign language changed to tribal regional politics, now it’s hard to reverse it because of the 2016 election. discovery of the same number and fear in the Zambian disciplined.

Covid-19 realistic?

• SANDRA SODA: Where is this? of positive cases within a people.

It would even be In the face of Covid-19, is Christopher Chimfwembe Bwalya: Comrade Mwanza, it is what it is, even when we • JOCH NAITUMELA: Silisapo, Sandra Soda it's written period of four months or more. better to keep quiet and the government giving hope were growing up no matter how bad our brothers mistreated us at home when they are in somewhere For me, the “new cases” announce the cumulative to the people or more fear fights with our people, because they were are our brothers and cousins we sided them • NAMAKAU SHIYANGA: This was too much. we are announcing everyday results over a period of two and negative anxiety is being and we still do.

• NAMAKAU SHIYANGA: Foolish teacher. are not new but the slowly weeks. created in the minds of the • VINCENT YONA: The law should visit immediately.

Mead Mutale : This is very true and only human comrade. Voting on racial, gender discovered cases of people The government might people? Is the approach we • MISHECK M KAYARA JR: OK what was funny ai? or tribal lines is expected. What’s concerning is the growing lack of coexistence Dear Editor, and Dear Editor,say they have no money already infected. We are just have taken cost effective to • GEORGE CHAINDA SR: Mr Bowman Chilosha tolerance in between elections. making a gradual discovery of to speed up the process the Zambian government in Lusambo take note.

CROWDS are not a determinant of winning elecI AM dismayed that Radio the cases. but the question is, haven’t the long term?

• YVONNE NJELESHI: Shame. those Lutanda was closed because Denver Nkunde : You are very right Antonio Mourinho some tribestions. want Most other of tribes to who attended the HH/UPND The 50 cases discovered we received Zambia has a population of • for MATE MUTABA: Vacancy iyo.other tribes in theirrally in Kitwe didn't come from the district. of a programme that was any donations vote themBIZMARCK while they haven’t been voting for region.....

That was a UPND national approximately rally. Epobapela18.38 million. deemed tribal.

My own the feel-Covid-19 fight?

• LIMPO MWANGALA: He is playing with his retirement over two weeks could be towards apopene. Ba UPND Zambia yonse.Every day new cases of ings are that truth package. known in one day had And hurts. if we have received less Cassius Lungu : This problem comes about owing to the existence Most of democracy. of his members were ferried from Southern We all know the voting • ALICKhas KAMANGA: Please have this teacher arrested. more than 5, 000 people something, how have we used than five on average are Democracy fueled such divisions, today in Rwanda no one makes nonsensical noise and a few from Western and other provinces. pattern in the UPND strongan animal and needs be isolated from theThere was noProvince been tested in one day. basedHe onisdemocracy in turn the to country is at peace. division in Libya untiltrying to hoodwink it? in Southern IBA Director General announced by the Ministry UPND and HH are Zambians holds,of especially community. the demise of Gadaffi and subsequent introduction of democracy.that they have become popular on the CB. is so For this reason, I suggest If it’s the money we have Health.

OnUsing some daysProvince. no new The voting Josephine Mapoma • DUMI SANI: That idiot of a teacher must be fired..... crowds are their old tactic. At lastcases they always lose. regional and received so tribal that the government must order as a donation, are are announced.

There His Mwape so nonsensical youcontinue don't treat people it’s likenormal the wayGlobally inThey willwe crycall even 2021. no amount of masking it can close the radio station for Charles : That will because Africa it in tribal mandatory testing for all the we using it to feed those who reason for having no new HH cannot change anything in Zambia. After all behaving. hide it. Let us call a spade a speaking the truth. The tribvotinghe in was developed world it’s strongholds or by color of the strong Party in the region, citizens in the country. are quarantinedalor what?

Even cases orwhat verythe few cases as they don't have a manifesto.

They can't do spade. vote won’t stop unless we • ANGELA MBIRI: He is very stupid and foolish how can province or state such as red and blue state . The earlier we accept it the better PF government has done in sevencompared years since 2011. if nothat donation The tribal vote comes has to other countries talk come about forth, it openly. I Let say us all queue up one he do that, let the law take its course They are very far from ECL’s powerful development from4,Southern is well theProvince government candone stillRadio find Lutanda dayforand be tested. We can recording even more than • LUIS LENNOX I: Thealready only idiot is the hearing one whotribal was talks from ‘high Peter Funsani : We have started profiled agenda which has delivered. well documented and any- tohighlighting the tribaldo vote some money sort out the it the same way we queue 000 cases a day is the number shooting the video. people’.....then come 2022 we constitute a commission of inquiry on SONTAPO the votingnot patterns? ukulandafye and promising people one is free to go to the Elec- from Southern Province.

• GARNET MUMBA: The teacher and the idiot of a problem at hand. up when casting a vote in an of people being tested on a impossible or manna from Heaven. toral Commission of Zambia Napwisha, camera man should be put behind bars. we must never stop fighting Many things Antonio Mourinho Mwanza : Peter Funsani tribalism, wefor 2021 polling election. certain onecheck on the We shall only wait day. day. In Zambia,and results of have come to • use KAYwhatever CHIBALE: Very stupid mmmmmm Your ratings on HH, CK are FAKE. beatonly 80 the last two elections. must it takes to fightteacher its dominance in our society NSHANGALILWA, a standstill andCHANDA no one knows Lastly, I appreciate the dayHH wecan't tested people ELC. I think it when was wrong to Lusaka. will end.

• Papadopoulus Munkombwe: He is a fool. the coronavirus efforts the government is and recorded very few cases.

PAUL CHILESHE. Peter Funsani : Antonio Mourinho Mwanza social beings have way of clustering each At the pace we are moving making in uplifting the living As a country, we need to other. The biggest issue is that we use those social clusters to fight each other. We as a nation, with people freely standard of the people. What move. But we cannot move practice social clustering almost everyday of our lives....the issue is to use it as a tool to moving from the epicentres I have given is a piece of due to the pace at which the fight a cause which involve masses such an election Dear Editor,

FINALLY FARMERS ARE GETTING FAIR DEAL O

ARE WE WINNING AGAINST COVID-19

UPND crowds started way back in 2006

Mupengelanyika Hamuyuni Simon : Good observation Sir. Jordan Malawo : I agree with you ...but that is where we miss it as Zambians.

Goldens Golden : True , unfortunately the two major political parties are quilty on this scheme. I wish one day Zambians will realize that they are just been used by some politicians and do the needful. Zambians themselves can correct this by saying no to tribalism and vote on merit. One Zambia One Nation

IBA should reopen Radio Lutanda

government is moving in terms of testing people. As long as we keep testing very few people every day in proportion to the entire population of over 18 million, can we be proud or convinced of making any progress?

to other places and taking a snail's pace in testing people, we are likely to cover more years dealing with the virus.

The longer time we take in determining who is infected and who is not, the greater the repercussions in the long

advice to help save the people better given the gravity of the situation in which we are.

FR. MATALAYI C. KABINDA, Ofm Conv.

Mikomfwa, Luanshya

Saturday 9 May, 2020

FEATURES

MALE INFERTILITY

BY DR QUINCE MWABU

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O those who may have missed the topic “female infertility” which was presented in this newspaper last Saturday, Infertility was defined as the inability of a couple to conceive after 12 months of unprotected intercourse.

Male infertility refers to a

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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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; • Azoospermia: Where no sperm cells are produced.

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

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Causes of abnormal sperms: • Age; Couples in which the male partner is 40 years old or older are more likely to report difficulty conceiving.

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There are a number of risks and lifestyle factors linked to common and more widespread male infertility, including some of the most common noted here; 1. Smoking; Most studies show that smoking increases the risk of male infertility, reporting reduced semen quality, reproductive hormone system dysfunction and impaired sper-

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.

4. Exposure to radiation.

5. Mental stress.

6. Drugs, including steroids.

7. Frequent exposure to extreme heat (working in hot temperatures).

Treatment The male infertility treatment includes the semen analysis, sperm count, and its mobility. The infertility treatment in males is mainly divided into two categories: 1) Basic fertility assessment: The basic fertility treatment includes semen analysis for determining various parameters which include morphology, mobility, concentration, and anti-sperm antibodies (MAR test).

2) Andrology Assessment: Under this test, the basic male infertility tests are included plus an additional assessment for the prevalence of oxidative damage or any damage done to the genetic materials in the sperm, genetic abnormalities, and screening for any silent infections.

If the semen analysis identifies some issues, then the male's fertility "score" can be evaluated. The higher this "score," the better is the fertility level.

If the mobility is good, but the counts per ml are slightly lower than normal, then the fertility levels are not too compromised. But if there are no live sperms (azoospermia), then the male could be infertile.

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IMPETUS TO ACHIEVE: Social Corner DO IT ALL LEGAL

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Iisdo not it other societies –sleep our lack ofif amwill tell you that integrity is “Seven hours keeps a These money spinner forknow those inroles have been too ive. when you leave school.

So deis possible to cover an bition.

We must learn as a entire people everything. There are certain rning up over and over volved inand the industry.

Much rubbish they have I had been married barely two pending on the outcome ofbeen your that where there isn’t a way, we people that obtain lucrative nationality with the blanket of what they singabout about is also gain,” he says. years and was to leave shall just have to make one.

God is loan application, your banker of crookedness; the answer He points, for example, to a well-paying jobyou tofor enter the business or funding just by with us, you and if God be us, then will have graded and deteris that probably cannot. hought that Thorne who National Sleep Foundagiving their word. That is what uncertain world ofagainst self-employor can be us? mined whether you have passed Ifannual it iswhat true that they have on’s poll of ment.

If welined could get toa arandom point where integrity and reputation will do d be up with or failed in life.

Do not despair pockets crooks and When Iof outlining my for you. ample of adults in citizens thein US everyone offinished our feels the if you fail, failure is part of the around their population, the intentions to them, instead of of Lusaka city cen“The adult today [in The articles I write are sky istypical the limit, then we shall be process of way success, allthere you have frowns from them, were same be said about every atwell poll] reports seven hours oncan our to forging ahead as motivational and meant to irtually impossible to do, just as you could have smiles and encouraging words: in thesociety. world.actually is with spur people out there with big asociety prosperous ItThat starts sleep.

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That that they did not disapprove of what they want. see.

Norman Vincent Peale said: ing position in life, that’s it!

We will always be individuals haveplans.’ relegated ourselvesthat to uggests there’s something However, in our pursuit of my ‘Change your thought andbut change all aretocapable of this, you cultural – one man worshipping those living ontold the seek play byhis unfair rules. ound seven hours of once sleep big things, we must always be Now consider situation: who your world.’

And Theodore Roome that he views Zambian mumust be up to the task of movbright side life.

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Neither has seemkin they did not support his9 a society where those that But if I you enjoy sleeping, reason for not about has gotpursuing a lot to the doinwith but it is not necessarily easy. can even alter his features oridea found his own law firm?of become hugely successful a Congolese national.

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Let us also not be like each time you shoot down someconsider the words of Winston occasion I have been crooked, ne.that There’s no hard evidence tells us what’s going on inin hard work.

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- difficulty BBC you dowith not leave Zambians inan entirely without blemish, ours done African in our every opportunity; and Sofail. dear reader, takegarment a minapopularly position that they can abuse, known asopportunity Chitenge. optimist sees the in should not be one where rich Wives out there, do not give ute to think about your life, and at your expense; it would begrief people struggle to explain the every difficulty.’

A few months ago I attended your husbands too much go back to the standard format So to as youwant gocontrols. through your life wise apply He that when they to leave work Zambia Fashion week and what in which you received your re- source of their wealth. from today onwards, do not accept and set out on their own, the selfI saw was impressive. does not know this may not be That really isn’t good port card back when you were anyone telling that you cannot doubt is disturbing enough!

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RENROC HCRUHC

OPEN LETTER TO PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP

By Pastor My personal Jasper experienceMutale is that a Nigerian has never crooked me.

Neither has a Congolese national. If anything, on more than one occasion I have been crooked, short-changed or cheated by my fellow Zambians.

By Donald Chanda

DRAGER TON OD SREDAEL YNAM S REDAEL YRGNA SA SEVLESMEHT Wall Street investment firm. In enough. People should be able connected under so and so,

In business, many people will tell you that integrity is everything. There are certain people that obtain lucrative business or funding just by giving their word. That is what integrity and reputation will do for you.

ohw ,learsI fo nerdlihc eht fact, he was simply running a rieht dessessop ylluf reventhey were lining up contracts to easily say: eht stceffa sihT .snoissessop sophisticated Ponzi scheme “I worked a job eat fil ssuch iht ni ylno ton reveileband collecting a standard ew rof ,emoc ot efil eht ni tubpercentage of the invoiced in which he stole and or and such a place -once yal htiw dupon eipucco eb dluohs misappropriated around .nevaehloan ni serusaert pu gniamounts. a time. I got a personal edaçaf eht lla fo deppirtS US$65 billion of investors’ You’ll also hear stories like c rof sesand ucxe ycnaf dna from a commercial-nobank -noc era ew ,regna gninod money! built a piggery. 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Integrity is an attribute in human beings more precious than gold. It makes all respectable people sick to their stomach when people question or impugn their integrity. The reason is simple: a tarnished reputation is seldom ever restored.

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provide checks and balances in society actually work.

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What’s more nauseating is that you get certain people in society worshipping these

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Fight a clean fight; you will be rewarded in more than one world.

I know that sometimes it may be tempting to join the many rackets in our society, especially when you see people getting away with it, but hold your ground. There is a time for everything and everyone; your time will surely come.

Never be envious of those that accomplish with all sorts of shortcuts. Having peace of mind is actually priceless. You do not want to be so called well to do or successful while looking over your shoulder for the rest of your natural born life.

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ADDIS ABABA - As African countries weigh the consequences of lifting their lockdowns, they should guard against zero-sum policies aimed at saving only lives or the economy, some of the continent’s leading economic think tanks have warned.

With 42 African countries currently under full or partial lockdown, the continent is losing about 2.5 percent of its GDP or US$65 billion a month, said the UN Economic Commission for Africa’s Secretary, Vera Songwe, on Thursday.

Songwe was speaking during a debate on Africa’s lockdown exit strategies.

Populations in countries like South Africa and Kenya are growing impatient, with some families living below the poverty line saying they would rather take their chances with the coronavirus than face starvation, said African Union Development Agency CEO, Dr Ibrahim Assane Mayaki.

“The question is how to choose the lesser of the two evils, because strict lockdowns have consequences,” he said.

Mayaki said data from the World Economic Forum

and China shows that strict lockdowns for a long period of time could lead to “mess” of

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BALANCING ACT …African governments must balance saving lives and preserving economies smart lockdowns which allow intelligent exit strategies where the most vulnerable and communities are preserved in terms of quality of life,” he added.

Kennedy Odede, a Kenyan social entrepreneur and founder of Shining Hope for Communities, said the fact that South Africa “almost exploded” over food parcels showed that strict lockdowns have become a time bomb.

The biggest problem is that most of the financial relief governments are announcing benefits the formal economy, whereas the continent is dominated by the informal sector, he said.

“When there is inequality and people are living from hand to mouth, they are ready for demonstration, for uprising because they are not losing anything,” said Odede.

The calls for governments to

A medical officer of Tunisia’s Department of Emergency Medical Assistance. severe consequences for the mental health of citizens, the economy and the social fabric.

In countries with high inequality levels, such as South Africa, when people have run

out of cash and food they cannot be locked down, said Mayaki.

“The more you stay under lockdown, the more you deepen inequality…We need

TREND ANALYSIS OF COVID-19 IN ZAMBIA TREND ANALYSIS OF COVID-19 IN ZAMBIA

Analysis by Daily Nation Yesterday Zambia recorded 14 cases of Covid-19 out of the 683 tests conducted in the last 24 hours bringing the total of confirmed cases to 167. The total recoveries stand at 111 while the covid-related death toll is at 4 with 52 active cases.

The trend analysis shows that the cases are increasing on daily basis from the first two cases were recorded on 18th March.

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WHO warns 190, 000 could die in Africa in one year

Yesterday Zambia recorded 14 cases of covid-19 out of the 683 tests conducted in the last 24 hours bringing the total of confirmed cases to 167. The total recoveries stand at 111 while the covid-related death toll is at 4 with 52 active cases. The trend analysis shows that the cases are increasing on daily basis from the first two cases were recorded on 18th March.

GENEVA - As many as 190, 000 people across Africa could die in the first year of the coronavirus pandemic if crucial containment measures fail, the World Health Organisation (WHO) warns.

The new research also predicts a prolonged outbreak over a few years. “It likely will smoulder in transmission hot spots,” says WHO Africa head Matshidiso Moeti.

This patchier and slower pattern of transmission sets Africa apart from other regions, WHO experts say. Other factors taken into account are the region’s younger populations who have “benefitted from the control of communicable diseases such as HIV and tuberculosis,” as well as lower mortality rates.

The WHO’s warning comes as Africa’s most populous nation, Nigeria, plus others including South Africa and Ivory Coast, have begun relaxing some of their lockdown measures.

Their estimates are based on prediction modelling, and focus on 47 countries in the WHO African region - Egypt, Libya, Tunisia, Morocco, Eritrea, Sudan, Somalia and Djibouti are not included.

Across the whole of the continent more than 2, 000 coronavirus deaths have been recorded by Africa’s Centre for Disease Control.

By comparison, 140, 000 have died in Western Europe, where the virus took hold several weeks earlier.– BBC.

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Egypt Morocco Algeria Nigeria Ghana Cameroon Guinea Ivory Coast Senegal Djibouti Tunisia Sudan Somalia DRC Mayotte Niger Burkina Faso Mali Kenya Guinea-Bissau Gabon Tanzania Equatorial Guinea Réunion Mauritius Congo Rwanda Chad Benin Sierra Leone Cabo Verde Sao Tome and Principe Ethiopia Madagascar Liberia Zambia Eswatini Togo Uganda CAR Mozambique South Sudan Libya Malawi Eritrea Angola Zimbabwe Botswana Gambia Namibia Burundi Seychelles Comoros Mauritania Western Sahara Total:

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More players test positive for coronavirus in Serie A MILAN - Four Sampdoria players, including one who had previously recovered, and three from Fiorentina have tested positive for coronavirus, the two Serie A clubs announced on Thursday.

“During the tests to which the footballers were subjected, three new cases of Covid-19 emerged, with one player testing positive again,” Sampdoria said in a statement.

Top clubs in Italy are testing team members and staff as they prepare to return to training facilities this week for individual sessions. Earlier, Fiorentina had revealed that three players and three of the club’s staff had tested positive for the virus, taking this week’s tally among Italy’s top flight clubs to eight after Torino announced on Wednesday that one player had the virus.

Five Sampdoria players - Omar Colley, Albin Ekdal, Morten Thorsby, Antonio La Gumina and

Manolo Gabbiadini - had previously suffered from Covid-19, along with the club doctor.

Three Fiorentina players - Patrick Cutrone, German Pezzella and Dusan Vlahovic - also tested positive for coronavirus in March, but have since been given the all-clear.

On Thursday, the Italian Football Federation (FIGC) met the government’s technical scientific committee to discuss the medical protocol for a potential return to group training.

Sports Minister Vincenzo Spadafora said after the meeting he was “hopeful” team training could resume on May 18.

“There has been a very important, very in-depth meeting, with many requests from doctors and scientists to the FIGC,” Spadafora said on Facebook.

“Now the committee, on the basis of these insights, will draw up its own assessment which will be sent to the Ministry of Health.” – AFP.

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File Photo : Napsa players in training

EARLY CHRISTMAS

…As Napsa Stars extends contract for 8 players amidst Covid-19

By GRACE CHAILE LESOETSA NAPSA Stars Football Club has given its eight players whose contracts were scheduled to end this December, an early Christmas present after it decided to extend their contracts to a further one year.

There has been fears of players being unemployed during this coronavirus period which has financially affected many clubs across the world following the suspension of play.

On Thursday, the world football governing body FIFA proposed to clubs that contracts be extended until such time that the season does actually end.

In an interview yesterday, Napsa Stars club chief executive officer Greg Nsofu said they have already renewed the contracts of their players without any conditions attached to ensure they continue to provide for their families.

“As Napsa, we have already done what FIFA has proposed. We have eight

players whose contracts are to end this December. But looking at the current situation of Covid-19, we would not want to see any player jobless,” “So we have extended the contracts of the eight players to a further one year (2021) and they were written to yesterday. It is my hope that the eight will work hard to ensure the team scores good results once the games resume,” Nsofu said.

He emphasised that the club will continue to put the lives of the players first and

remained hopeful this difficult phase will pass.

Meanwhile, Kitwe-based Super Division side Power Dynamos club CEO Happie Munkondya said the club was studying the document from FIFA to amicably agree on the contract extension.

“It’s a good guideline from FIFA, and we know FIFA wants to protect the interest of the players. We are studying the document and we will see what we can apply from there. We will look at both the advantages to the players and the club to come up

with an amicable decision,” Munkondya said.

Footballers and Allied Workers Union of Zambia (FAWUZ) general secretary Linos Chalwe described the extension of the players’ contracts as a doublededged sword which needs all stakeholders’ input to ensure a win-win situation for all.

“It’s a doubled-edged sword, because we are looking at ensuring the players don’t become jobless and also clubs not becoming liquidated as they are struggling financially.”

Waiting for soccer thrills

Sport Pilgrim with GRACE CHAILE LESOETSA

EMPTY stadiums have now made a quieter soundscape for birds while fans have been left salivating for football action but the Covid-19 virus has deprived them from quenching their thirst for the beautiful game.

It’s been two months of no football, and the Covid-19 enemy is still with us and not leaving any time soon.

The Football Association of Zambia (FAZ) has been in consultation, strategising on how best the 2019/2020 season can be concluded. FAZ vice president Rix Mweemba this week made a ‘sweet message’ to fans that the local league could return this month-end. FAZ has emphasised that its desire is to end the league on the pitch.

This is surely every football fans’ desire. However, is it a realistic dream and is it a comprehensive rational decision?

If the league is to resume on May 22 (same as the German Bundesliga), players should have been quarantined by now since the health authorities have to ensure each and every player is free

Rix Mweemba from infection.

This fact already shows that it cannot be attained since we are under two weeks from the tentative date.

One very important aspect to look at is on the possibility of quarantining players, match officials, television crews and technical benches for many weeks so that they conclude the nine rounds of matches left.

It will be a cumbersome assignment

which can leave clubs who are still gasping for financial stability in limbo as they have to look after all their personnel for several weeks in quarantine.

The last time league games were played was on March 8, which means there has been no action for two months (which will even be more by the end of May).

Players need to have ample time to get back on track and regain physical fitness. They also need psychological preparedness as they are likely to play under closed doors and the matches are expected to be intense.

FAZ therefore, need to put the health of the players first and comprehensively look at the best way of bringing back the league without endangering the precious lives of our football stars.

They can patiently wait for the situation to normalise, and even better if CAF adjusts the calendar.

Healthy lives are more cardinal than our desires.

Let’s continue talking via chailegrace21@gmail.com.

NEWLY introduced Teqball is soon expected to introduce a professional league to be played alongside football teams, Teqball president Dickson Jere has said.

And Jere says the first professional Teqball team will be launched at the Matero Stadium by Lusaka Tigers.

Jere was speaking during a handover of 500 out of the 10 000 face masks earmarked for sports teams in Matero Constituency of Lusaka which were given to Lusaka Tigers at Matero Stadium yesterday.

“I am glad that most defence teams have shown interest in forming teams and starting the league. It is a good sport. We are targeting 15 teams to start the league depending how this coronavirus thing turns out.”

He said that the sport had received overwhelming response from super division clubs, including all defence teams .

“I am glad that most defence teams have shown interest in forming teams and starting the league. It is a good sport. We are targeting 15 teams to start the league depending how this coronavirus thing turns out,” Jere said.

“We want to take a team to the World Cup in December. We are looking at the way Mayuka and Christopher Katongo are coming up with the skills on football we think they are capable of going to the World Cup, so that is what we are looking at, that we get a team from Zambia into the World Cup.” Jere noted that there was need to train more coaches so that they can understand the rules and understand how the game was played.

He said that the top 15 teams would be provided with the tables and other technical support from the federation.

And Jere said all sports federations in Matero will benefit from the 10, 000 face masks that the federation would donate.