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Mushindamo District Commissioner(DC) Emmanuel Chihili has cautioned people at Kipushi border post to desist from selling and sub dividing land without proper documentation.
Mr. Chihili said only the council and traditional leaders in the chiefdoms in their respective jurisdiction are allowed to offer land.
He stated that all marketeers at the border who are also building permanent structures have no legal authorisation to do so.
Mr. Chihili said once the district plan is confirmed, all the illegal structures built at the border will be demolished to pave way for construction of government structures.
He also called on marketeers to maintain peace and order with traders from neighboring Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC).
Meanwhile, Mr. Chihili has urged traders to be cautious and report any suspected cases of Ebola to the health officials.
Mr. Chihili said so far there has been no record of Ebola hence the need to continue with the screening of people at the border to ensure that no suspected patient is allowed entry into the country.
Vice-President Inonge Wina receives a gift from TIKA President, Dr Serdar Cam in Ankara today-Picture by JERRY MUNTHALI
Vice President Inonge Wina has called on Turkey’s development cooperation wing, the Turkish Cooperation and Coordinating Agency (TIKA) to support Zambia’s economic diversification agenda through mechanization of the agriculture sector.
The Vice President said government would appreciate TIKA’s support in training and imparting skills to small- scale farmers and the youth who want to venture into agriculture.
She stated that Zambia has been dependent on mono- commodities like copper for a long time and also on mon- crops like maize but now the country wants to diversify even in the maize sector to other crops and add value to the crops for export to boost the economy.
Mrs Wina made the remarks during a bilateral meeting with TIKA President Serdar Cam in Ankara today.
This is contained in statement availed to ZANIS today by First Secretary for Press at the Zambian Embassy in Turkey, Jerry Munthali.
Mrs. Wina also urged Turkish investors to consider investing in the tourism, agriculture and energy sectors as they have the experience that Zambia can learn from.
Meanwhile, the Vice President has called for enhanced development cooperation with TIKA to help support the livelihoods of Zambians including strengthening trade relations between the two countries for mutual benefit.
She said government believes that the establishment of TIKA offices in Zambia will strengthen the relationships and develop common interests based on business and trade.
Mrs. Wina added that Zambia appreciates the support rendered by the Turkish government in the health and education sectors.
And TIKA President Serdar Cam, said TIKA has already started working towards implementing the agreements signed between the two countries in Lusaka on July 28, this year.
Dr. Cam assured the Vice President that TIKA has maintained plans to develop new investments and projects within this year despite currency fluctuations that Turkey is experiencing, which has posed budgetary challenges.
He pledged TIKA’s support on Zambia on projects prioritised by government.
The Vice President later held separate bilateral meetings with Turkish Vice President Fuat Oktay and Speaker of the Grand National Assembly Turkey, Binali Yildirim.
Vice-President Inonge Wina with TIKA President , Dr Serdar Cam shortly after a bilateral meeting in Ankara today-Picture by JERRY MUNTHALI
The Ministry of Labour and Social Security says it is disappointed with the statement made by Zambia Congress of Trade Unions (ZCTU) that government has delayed in revising the minimum wages.
This follows a story published in the Sunday Nation newspaper on August 12, 2018, alleging that government has delayed revising the minimum wages.
Ministry of Labour Public Relations Officer, Inutu Mushambatwa said the Ministry finds the statement by ZCTU as misguiding and disappointing because the union is one of the stakeholders in the Tripartite Consultative Labour Council.
Ms Mushambatwa said it is unacceptable for ZCTU to mislead the nation when they are actually working together as partners in the process.
She stated that ZCTU was engaged in the discussions which took place on May 28, 2018 and the union is aware that the revision of the minimum wages has reached an advanced stage as it is being concluded by Ministry of Justice, following the tripartite consultative labour council resolutions.
Ms Mushambatwa said the Minister of Labour and Social Security will soon make a statement to the public over the matter.
She said the process was done in observance of the Ministry’ legislation, on the Minimum Wages and Conditions of Employment Act, Cap 274 which requires the Minister to consult with the social partners that include Trade Unions, the Employers Federation and the Government in revising the minimum wages.
Ms Mushambatwa added that discussions on the revision of the statutory instruments begun some time back from the Technical Committee of the Council up until the process fed into the Tripartite Consultative Labour Council.
She said ZCTU is also aware that Zambia has ratified International Labour Organisation(ILO) Convention on Minimum Wage fixing whose fundamentals require adequate consultation with all relevant stakeholders.
The current minimum wages were last revised in 2012 and a new one was developed for the Agricultural sector.
The Ministry of Labour and Social Security has urged the general public to be careful with people soliciting for money in the pretext of being labour officials.
Labour Commissioner Chanda Kaziya says the Ministry has received reports of people claiming to be inspectors and soliciting for money after inspections.
Mr Kaziya said this is unfortunate because it was tarnishing the image of labour inspectors in the country.
He stated that the fake labour inspectors usually abandon their inspections when organisations ask for their identity cards and the stations where they serve.
The Labour Commissioner has since appealed to the general public to be alert and always demand for their identity cards which should have a photograph, and where the labour inspectors are stationed so that such details are verified by the Ministry.
Mr. Kaziya has urged members of the public to confirm the details of labour inspectors through the office of the Labour Commissioner on 0211- 222617 and the toll line 7010 which is open every week day from 08:00hrs to 17:00hrs.
This was contained in a statement availed to ZANIS today.
FILE: The Then Zambia Railways Board of Directors Chairperson Mark Chona (centre) shares a light moment with Deputy Board of Directors Chairperson Professor Oliva Saasa (left) and Zambia Railways Managing Director Professor Clive ChirwaEconomist Oliver Saasa says he does not see any investments that Zambia has made that will enable it immediately service the US$ 3 billion debt it owes from issued Eurobonds .
Professor Saasa has observed that the investments that the Country has made in road infrastructure, for example, may not yield the sort of return that will service the debt when it falls due.
In an interview with QTV News by telephone Professor Saasa thinks that everyone can now agree that the Zambian economy is headed for a debt stress.
SaasaProfessor Saasa says this is mainly because the Country has not prepared adequately to repay the three Eurobonds.
He states that it is important however for Zambia to be clear of how it will manage the repayment of the first Eurobond of US$ 750 million.
Professor Saasa notes that refinancing of this Eurobond is palatable under the current circumstance but that what matters is the process of refinancing itself.
He says the legitimate question that should be raised with the Turkey option is whether or not Zambia has scouted the market to ensure the Country does not end up with a vulture fund.
Professor Saasa is suggesting that government ensures that Zambia does not make the mistakes it did in the past.
He has encouraged government to look at various options of refinancing the US$ 750 million Eurobond by floating it as opposed to single sourcing.
Kofi Annan, one of the world’s most celebrated diplomats and a charismatic symbol of the United Nations who rose through its ranks to become the first black African secretary-general, has died. He was 80.
His foundation announced his death in Switzerland on Saturday in a tweet, saying that he died after a short unspecified illness.
“Wherever there was suffering or need, he reached out and touched many people with his deep compassion and empathy,” the foundation said in a statement.
Annan spent virtually his entire career as an administrator in the United Nations. His aristocratic style, cool-tempered elegance and political savvy helped guide his ascent to become its seventh secretary-general, and the first hired from within.
He served two terms from January 1, 1997, to December 31, 2006, capped nearly mid-way when he and the UN were jointly awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 2001.
When he departed from the United Nations, he left behind a global organisation far more aggressively engaged in peacekeeping and fighting poverty, setting the framework for the UN’s 21st-century response to mass atrocities and its emphasis on human rights and development.
The diplomat, who was originally from Ghana, had been living in Geneva for several years before his death.
He was awarded the Nobel Peace Price in 2001 for helping to revitalise the international body, during a period that coincided with the Iraq War and the HIV/Aids pandemic.
Kofi Annan described his greatest achievement as the Millennium Development Goals which – for the first time – set global targets on issues such as poverty and child mortality.
However, Mr Annan was not immune to criticism. His critics blamed him for the UN’s failure to halt the genocide in Rwanda in the 1990s when he was head of the organisation’s peacekeeping operations.
Later, after the US-led invasion of Iraq, he and his son were accused of being involved in the “oil for food scandal” that led some to call for his resignation, though he was later exonerated.
Kofi Atta Annan was born April 8, 1938, into an elite family in Kumasi, Ghana, the son of a provincial governor and grandson of two tribal chiefs.
He shared his middle name Atta — “twin” in Ghana’s Akan language — with a twin sister, Efua. He became fluent in English, French and several African languages, attending an elite boarding school and the University of Science and Technology in Kumasi. He finished his undergraduate work in economics at Macalester College in St Paul, Minnesota, in 1961. From there he went to Geneva, where he began his graduate studies in international affairs and launched his UN career.
Annan married Titi Alakija, a Nigerian woman, in 1965, and they had a daughter, Ama, and a son, Kojo. He returned to the US in 1971 and earned a master’s degree at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology’s Sloan School of Management. The couple separated during the 1970s and, while working in Geneva, Annan met his second wife, Swedish lawyer Nane Lagergren. They married in 1984.
Annan worked for the UN Economic Commission for Africa in Ethiopia, its Emergency Force in Egypt, and the office of the High Commissioner for Refugees in Geneva, before taking a series of senior posts at UN headquarters in New York dealing with human resources, budget, finance, and staff security.
He also had special assignments. After Iraq invaded Kuwait in 1990, he facilitated the repatriation from Iraq of more than 900 international staff and other non-Iraqi nationals, and the release of western hostages in Iraq. He led the initial negotiations with Iraq for the sale of oil in exchange for humanitarian relief.
Just before becoming secretary-general, Annan served as UN peacekeeping chief and as special envoy to the former Yugoslavia, where he oversaw a transition in Bosnia from UN protective forces to NATO-led troops.
The UN peacekeeping operation faced two of its greatest failures during his tenure: the Rwanda genocide in 1994, and the massacre in the Bosnian town of Srebrenica in July 1995.
In both cases, the UN had deployed troops under Annan’s command, but they failed to save the lives of the civilians they were mandated to protect. Annan offered apologies, but ignored calls to resign by US Republican lawmakers. After became secretary-general, he called for UN reports on those two debacles — and they were highly critical of his management.
As secretary-general, Annan forged his experiences into a doctrine called the “Responsibility to Protect,” that countries accepted — at least in principle — to head off genocide, crimes against humanity, ethnic cleansing and war crimes.
Annan sought to strengthen the UN’s management, coherence and accountability, efforts that required huge investments in training and technology, a new whistleblower policy and financial disclosure requirements.
In 1998, he helped ease a transition to civilian rule in Nigeria and visited Iraq to try to resolve its impasse with the Security Council over compliance with weapons inspections and other matters. The effort helped avoid an outbreak of hostilities that seemed imminent at the time.
In 1999, he was deeply involved in the process by which East Timor gained independence from Indonesia, and started the “Global Compact” initiative that has grown into the world’s largest effort to promote corporate social responsibility.
Annan was chief architect of what became known as the Millennium Development Goals, and played a central role in creating the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria and the UN’s first counter-terrorism strategy.
Annan’s uncontested election to a second term was unprecedented, reflecting the overwhelming support he enjoyed from both rich and poor countries. Timothy Wirth, president of the United Nations Foundation, which disburses Ted Turner’s $1bn pledge to UN causes, hailed “a saint-like sense about him.”
In 2005, Annan succeeded in establishing the Peacebuilding Commission and the Human Rights Council. But that year, the UN was facing almost daily attacks over allegations about corruption in the UN oil-for-food programme in Iraq, bribery by UN purchasing officials and widespread sex abuse by U.N. peacekeepers — an issue that would only balloon in importance after he left office.
It emerged that Annan’s son, Kojo, had not disclosed payments he received from his employer, which had a $10 million-a-year contract to monitor humanitarian aid under the oil-for-food program. The company paid at least $300 000 to Kojo so he would not work for competitors after he left.
An independent report criticised the secretary-general for being too complacent, saying he should have done more to investigate matters even if he was not involved with the awarding of the contract.
World leaders agreed to create an internal UN ethics office, but a major overhaul of the UN’s outdated management practices and operating procedures was left to Annan’s successor, Ban Ki-moon.
Before leaving office, Annan helped secure a truce between Israel and Hezbollah in 2006, and mediated a settlement of a dispute between Cameroon and Nigeria over the Bakassi peninsula.
At a farewell news conference, Annan listed as top achievements the promotion of human rights, the fighting to close the gap between extreme poverty and immense wealth, and the UN campaign to fight infectious diseases like AIDS.
He never took disappointments and setbacks personally. And he kept his view that diplomacy should take place in private and not in the public forum.
In his memoir, Annan recognized the costs of taking on the world’s top diplomatic job, joking that “SG,” for secretary-general, also signified “scapegoat” around UN headquarters.
Former US ambassador to the United Nations Richard Holbrooke called Annan “an international rock star of diplomacy.”
After leaving his high-profile UN perch, Annan didn’t let up. In 2007, his Geneva-based foundation was created. That year he helped broker peace in Kenya, where election violence had killed over 1 000 people.
He also joined “The Elders,” an elite group of former leaders founded by Nelson Mandela, eventually succeeding Desmond Tutu as its chairman after a failed interlude trying to resolve Syria’s rising civil war.
As special envoy to Syria in 2012, Annan won international backing for a six-point plan for peace. The UN deployed a 300-member observer force to monitor a cease-fire, but peace never took hold and Annan was unable to surmount the bitter stalemate among Security Council powers. He resigned in frustration seven months into the job, as the civil war raged on.
Annan continued to crisscross the globe. In 2017, his foundation’s biggest projects included promotion of fair, peaceful elections; work with Myanmar’s government to improve life in troubled Rakhine state; and battling violent extremism by enlisting young people to help.
He also remained a vocal commentator on troubles like the refugee crisis; promoted good governance, anti-corruption measures and sustainable agriculture in Africa; and pushed efforts in the fight against illegal drug trafficking.
Annan retained connections to many international organizations. He was chancellor of the University of Ghana, a fellow at New York’s Columbia University, and professor at the Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy in Singapore.
In his memoir, Annan recognised the costs of taking on the world’s top diplomatic job, joking that “SG,” for secretary-general, also signified “scapegoat” around UN headquarters.
Annan is survived by his wife and three children. Funeral arrangement weren’t immediately announced.
Southern African Development Community (SADC) says the region needs to catch up with the rest of the world concerning the disruptive reality of the Fourth Industrial Revolution.
SADC Executive Secretary, Stergomena Lawrence Tax said schools, training institutions, workplaces and factories will need to urgently transform in order to adapt to the new phenomenon.
Dr. Tax stated that while there has been initiatives at sectorial level the region needs to have an integrated strategy in order to do more.
Dr. Tax was speaking at the Safari conference centre in Windhoek yesterday during the official opening of the 38th Ordinary Southern African Development Community(SADC) Summit of Heads of State and Government whose theme is “Promoting Infrastructure Development and Youth Empowerment for Sustainable Development’’
She called upon the member states to double their efforts in order for the region to be a competent participant in the digital economy.
Dr. Tax said the secretariat will endeavor to mainstream elements of the fourth Industrial Revolution in the relevant programmes.
Meanwhile, Dr. Tax said 2017/2018 marked the third year of implementation of the Revised Indicative Strategic Development Plan(RISDP) 2015-2020.
She therefore says SADC continued to prioritise peace and security, industrialization and infrastructure development saying significant progress was made in various areas during the year.
On the economic front, Dr. Tax said the region has continued to pursue policies and programmes towards enhancing economic performance.
President Lungu was among the ten SADC Heads of State who attended the official opening of the summit.
The African Union(AU) Chairperson, Paul Kagame who is also Republic of Rwanda President also addressed the delegates.
Others in attendance were former Presidents of Mozambique, Joaquim Chisano and Namibia’s Sam Nujoma and Hifikepunye Pohamba.
Meanwhile, Zambia News and Information Services (ZANIS) staffer Emmah Nakapizye scooped the 2018 SADC media award in the photography category.
FIFA has formally notified the Football Association of Zambia (FAZ) on the ban of former FAZ President Kalusha Bwalya from taking part in any football related activity at both national and international levels.
This follows the decision of the Adjudicatory Chamber of the FIFA Ethics Committee to sanction the former Football Association of Zambia President.
FAZ received the formal notification from FIFA on August 16, 2018.
In the notice, FIFA has indicated that Bwalya is found guilty of infringement of article 16 and 20 of the FIFA Code of Ethics hence he has been banned from taking part in any kind of football – related activity at national and international levels whether administrative, sports or any other for two years in accordance with article 22 of the FIFA Disciplinary Code.
The notice also stated that the Former FAZ President shall pay a fine in the amount of CHF 100,000 within 30 days of notification of the present decision and that he shall pay costs of the proceedings in the amount of CHF 10,000 within 30 days of the notification of the present decision.
It is further stated that Mr. Bwalya will also bear his own legal and other costs incurred in connection with the present proceedings.
The proceedings were as a result of two preliminary investigations whose reports were tabled in July 2012 and October 2012 respectively.
The decision by FIFA has been sent to Mr. Bwalya, the Confederation of African Football (CAF) and to FAZ.
This is according to a statement issued to ZANIS in Lusaka by FAZ Communications Manager, Desmond Katongo.
Gemfields’ shares fell more than 4 percent on Friday after it said that Zambia’s Revenue Authority (ZRA) had obtained warrants to search its Kagem emerald mine in an investigation into alleged tax evasion.
In May Zambia hit Canadian miner First Quantum Minerals with a tax bill of more than 76.5 billion Zambian kwacha ($8 billion) after a separate investigation.
In a statement to the Johannesburg Stock Exchange, Gemfields said the Zambian Revenue Authority (ZRA) served two search warrants in an unannounced visit to Kagem Mining. The search warrants were served on Kagem and another company – Limpopo Polygraphs (LPCC) – a South African firm that conducts polygraph testing at Kagem.
Documents and files described as “wide-ranging” by Gemfields were seized, including those allegedly “… used by Kagem Mine Ltd/Limpopo Polygraphs CC to evade the payment of value added tax, income tax, with-holding tax and other taxes”.
Gemfields estimated that the aggregate value of all work conducted to date by LPCC for Kagem was less than $7.5m. US$7500 “Gemfields will provide further updates as pertinent information becomes available,” it said in the statement.
The development is part of a wider attempt by the Zambian government, echoed elsewhere in sub-Saharan Africa, to improve tax collection from mining companies operating in its border. First Quantum Minerals said on July 31 that it had provided documents to the ZRA following an $8bn tax assessment in March based on “… import duties, penalties, and interest on consumables and spare parts” dating back to 2013.
The sale of second hand underwear continues to grow on the streets of Lusaka in spite of the health concerns which the practice poses to members of the public. Above are some of the various items of underwear that are commonly sold on Freedom Way and the Lumumba road Lumumba road filter lane
The Zambia Compulsory Standards Agency has destroyed six bells of second hand underwear and 40 boxes of condoms that were confiscated from illegal traders in Lusaka.
The Zambia Compulsory Standards Agency conducted an inspection where the illegal products were confiscated.
Government through the Zambia Compulsory Agency issued a statutory instrument banning the sale of second hand underwears in the country.
Agency Senior Inspector Kasuba Kasengele said his organization is now working with the street vendors association to sensitise traders about the dangers of second hand underwear.
Mr. Kasengele said the organisation has sealed the entry points and inspects wholesales to ensure that second hand underwear are not distributed to retailers.
He regretted that some second hand underwear are smuggled into the country illegally and called on the public to desist from buying such products.
Mr. Kasengele said condoms that have also been destroyed were smuggled into Zambia from Malawi saying the products were meant for the Malawian market.
A check by ZANIS at City Market in Lusaka found some traders dealing in the commodities and people were also found buying the same.
Minister of Information and Broadcasting Services who is Chief Government Spokesperson Dora Siliya t with popular with Nigerian Actor Mike Ezuruonye at her office
Minister of Information and Broadcasting Services, Dora Siliya, says government is committed to the development of the film industry as evidenced by the infrastructure that is being put up in the country.
Miss Siliya said government is constructing eight (8) provincial broadcasting studios countrywide that will help boost the performance of the industry.
She stated that the film industry is not just about production of movies or character but also job creation which eventually contributes to the country’s economic growth.
Ms. Siliya added that the film industry can also contribute to promoting the tourism industry in the country if productions are well marketed.
The Minister said this in Lusaka yesterday when the Nigerian actor, Mike Ezuruonye, who is expected to be Master of Ceremony (MC) at Miss Universe Zambia tomorrow, paid a courtesy call on her at her office this afternoon.
Ms. Siliya further stated that once the production studios are complete countrywide, it will also help in improving local production.
She added that young people should also strive in bringing in the private sector for financing as development can be seen where government has begun to invest in the film industry.
Ms. Siliya who is also Chief Government Spokesperson and Matron for Miss Universe Zambia, said the presence of the Nigerian actor in the country is important for collaboration by the two countries in order to learn best practices in the industry.
And the Nigerian actor, Mike Ezuruonye, stated that the film industry is important as it is used as a tool to sell culture adding that it also creates jobs for the many people who are behind any production.
Mr. Ezuruonye, who is also an accountant by profession, said the film industry if well marketed, has the potential to contribute to the country’s Gross Domestic Product (GDP), which is currently happening back in his country.
He pointed out that for the film industry to thrive in Zambia, more support is needed from both the government and other stakeholders.
The Nigerian actor also expressed gratitude at the support he has been receiving from Zambians in his line of work.
Miss Universe Zambia is scheduled to take place at Mulungushi International Conference Centre (MICC) in Lusaka today.
Minister of Information and Broadcasting Services who is Chief Government Spokesperson Dora Siliya t with popular with Nigerian Actor Mike Ezuruonye at her office
President Lungu with Cyril Ramaphosa of South Africa
Outgoing Southern African Development Community (SADC) Chairman Cyril Ramaphosa has revealed that USD 500 million of committed productive investments by South African companies in each of the value chains across the region was secured during his tenure as Chairperson of the regional body.
Mr. Ramaphosa who is the President of South Africa explained that the investments cover forestry, agriculture and agro-processing, fertilizer, mining and mineral processing and pharmaceuticals.
President Ramaphosa said this reflects South Africa’s commitment to moving from trade-based to an investment led development strategy for the region.
He was speaking at the Safari Conference Centre in Windhoek yesterday during the official opening of the 38th Ordinary Southern African Development Community(SADC) Summit of Heads of State and Government whose theme is “Promoting Infrastructure Development and Youth Empowerment for Sustainable Development.’’
President Ramaphosa called upon the region to not only collaborate with the private sector in designing regional strategies and initiatives but also identify impediments to greater regional economic integration.
He called for regional cooperation in the development of infrastructure which he said will lower transaction costs, and further enhance regional markets.
Mr. Ramaphosa also called on member countries to continue to be guided by adherence to democratic values and practices.
And President Edgar Lungu was among ten SADC Heads of State and government who attended the official opening of the historical summit.
The African Union(AU) Chairperson, Paul Kagame who is also Republic of Rwanda President also addressed the delegates.
Others in attendance were former Presidents of Mozambique Joaquim Chisano and Namibia’s Sam Nujoma and Hifikepunye Pohamba.
And in accepting the Chairmanship of the SADC for the next one year, Namibian President Hage Geingob said Namibia will ensure the region moves together in one direction.
Dr. Geingob who said Namibia is the birth place for the SADC said the vision of every member should be driven by the conviction that the people in the region should be given the best.
He further said time is now to harness opportunities in value chains.
The Namibian President assumed the leadership of the regional organisation from his South African counterpart Cyril Ramaphosa during the Summit.
And Zambia will assume Chairmanship of the troika for the SADC Organ on Politics, Defense and Security from Angola during the summit.
President Mokgweetsi Masisi of Botswana, Joao Lourenco of Angola, Cyril Ramaphosa of South Africa and Emmerson Mnangagwa of Zimbabwe gave their maiden speeches.
nformation and Broadcasting Minister Dora Siliya and surrounded children during the flagging off the installation of Television Village at Kasoma Bangweulu School in Mwense Village of Samfya District in Luapula Province.
Information and Broadcasting Services Minister Dora Siliya has underscored the role that Television Plays in development.
Ms. Siliya observed that with the advent of social media that has seen fake news at a high rate, television will be a key medium for communication and development in the country.
ZANIS reports that the Information and Broadcasting services Minister said this yesterday during the flagging off the countrywide access to television by 10 000 African Villages Program in Samfya district in Luapula Province.
Ms. Siliya disclosed that the main goal of the village Television program is for government to take development closer to the people to whom it is accountable to and that coming up of the village television will be one way in which government will be held accountable by its people.
She said government has done a lot in developing the country but more still needs to be done and that the people of Samfya will not be left out.
The Minister has since called on those entrusted to look after the television sets to ensure that people have access to the televisions.
And Luapula Province Minister, Nickson Chilangwa told the people in the area that government will continue working hard and delivering development to the people.
Mr Chilangwa said government is aware that it cannot deliver all its development at once but that it will continue working so that it delivers to the people.
Director of Public Prosecution Fulata Lillian Shawa Siyuni
A citizen from Lufwanyama has scaled up the pressure to have UPND leader Hakainde Hichilema charged with criminal contempt of Court.
In a letter dated Friday, 17th August, 2018 to the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP), Henry Chilombo, has argued that the UPND leader committed contempt ex facie curiae (i.e. outside the face of the court) of scandalising judges, which places the offence under the powers of the DPP to prosecute.
Mr. Henry Chilombo has stated that provisions of Section 116 of the Penal Code and Order 52 of the Rules of the Supreme Court, provide no limitation of time in which contempt proceedings may be brought against Mr. Hichilema.
Mr. Hichilema, was on 10th October, 2017, alleged to have called three Constitutional Court Judges, namely, Her Ladyships Mungeni Mulenga, Anne M. Sitali and His Lordship, Palan Mulonda, are “agents of evil and three musketeers, a crop of judges Zambia has, (who are ) totally disgruntled and corrupt.”
Last year, former Law Association of Zambia (LAZ) President, Linda Kasonde condemned Mr. Hichilema for accusing judges of corruption without valid evidence. The former LAZ President had stated that the issuance of careless and unsubstantiated allegations of corruption against public officers had the potential to of creating anarchy and eroding public confidence in institutions of governance.
And in a separate letter to Judge Hilda Chibomba as President of the Constitutional Court, Mr. Chilombo has argued that the failure by the Constitutional Court to prosecute Mr. Hichilema for contempt has given rise to continued issuance of contemptuous remarks against Constitutional Court Judges by members of the public.
Mr. Chilombo stated told the President of the Constitutional Court contemptuous remarks by Mr. Hichilema’s against the Constitutional Court Judges have arisen because, as stated by Acting Chief Justice, Marvin Mwanamwambwa, for unexplained reasons, the Constitutional Court has charged Hakainde Hichilema with contempt despite the Constitutional Court being aware of the attacks and insults.
Mr. Chilombo has charged that the delay or no-action against remarks that are contemptuous in nature by Mr. Hichilema is making the Constitutional Court to be seen as tolerant of attacks and insults on it, which the Supreme Court does not tolerate.
He has since appealed to the Constitutional Court, DPP and Inspector General of Police to bring this impunity against our judges to an end by instituting investigations into the remarks of Mr. Hichilema.
Mr. Chilombo has been joined by former UPND presidential advisor, Edward Mumbi, youth organisations and lawyers in calling for the court to make Mr. Hichilema prove his allegations against Judges of the Constitutional Court.
Zesco United have been forced to make four last minute changes to their team to face Mbabane Swallows away on Saturday in eSwatini duet immigration problems.
Four players were denied exit from Simon Mwansa Kapwepwe Airport in Ndola to Johannesburg where the team transited to eSwatini on Thursday after their passports were red -flagged in the system as over-stayer’s in South Africa when Zesco held a pre-season camp there in January.
The quartet is striker Jesse Were, defender Marcel Kalonda including the Burundi duo of goalkeeper Dieudonne Ntibahezwa and midfielder Enock Sabumukama.
“The four players were declared prohibited immigrants by the immigration authorities due to the two extra days the team spent in that country,” Zesco CEO Richard Mulenga said.
Midfielder Dave Daka, striker Winston Kalengo, goalkeeper Samson Banda and defender Edward Tembo have replaced the quartet and are already in eSwatini.
Meanwhile, Zesco must beat Swallows on in their penultimate Group D match to keep their slim quarterfinal hopes alive.
Zesco are bottom of Group D with 2 points from four games and are two points behind third placed Swallows.
They are a further three points adrift of second placed Primeiro de Agosto of Angola who beat them 2-1 away in Luanda on July 27 that dimmed their quarterfinal hopes.
Etoile du Sahel, whom Zesco host in their final Group D match on August 28 in Ndola, have qualified with two games in hand on 10 points.
