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Sudan and 2018 CHAN hosts Morocco await the outcome from Thursday’s Group B action in Marrakech to get a glimpse of who their prospective quarterfinal opponents will be.
Zambia, Namibia, Uganda and Cote d’Ivoire head into Thursday’s penultimate Group B fixtures hoping to make headway towards their respective last eight qualifications.
Leaders Zambia face 3rd placed cote d’Ivoire at 18h30 while second positioned Namibia take on bottom of the log Uganda at 21h30.
Sudan beat Mauritania 1-0 while Morocco dismantled Guinea 3-1 to become the first teams to advance to the CHAN quarterfinals with a game to spare.
Morocco and Sudan are 1st and 2nd on 6 points each and appropriately meet on January 21 to decide who finishes top.
Winner and runners-up from Group B will be decided 24 hours later when Namibia face Zambia and Cote d’Ivoire play Uganda.
The quarterfinal fixtures will see winner from Group A face runners-up from Group B on January 27 at 18h30 in Casablanca.
Group B winner will stay in Marrakech to face runners-up from Group A at 21h30 on the same date.
The semifinals will be played on January 31 in Marrakech and Casablanca.
So, you ignored my reservations to bring back Zambia Airways and instead are going ahead to make it work. Many reactions came and some overwhelmingly so from former employees, who stand to gain most and, that is understandable. Yet, I continue to worry and maintain that it will be a smiling mask whose behind will remain empty. And, as before, I can predict that the IMF and World Bank will use the airline as the main source of criticism, arguing that it is not productive. They have said it before, that one of the main problems with Zambia’s debt is that it is not used in productive sectors to generate economic structural transformation. It goes into roads, when Zambians can build their own roads with local resources like Ethiopians do. There are more productive things that Zambia can learn from Ethiopia than rushing for the easy things like partnership of the airlines. Ethiopians don’t borrow as much as Zambia does.
You must avoid the culture of corruption in recruitment
But the main point of this article is that the first test of good governance for the Government will be in the method of appointments of the Zambians that will be working for the Zambia airways, from chief executive officer, to managers, hostesses, pilots to cleaners. This is where the first frustration of the Zambians who are now supporting the cause will come from. Time will tell. But there is no past track record to show that things will be done meritoriously and ethically. The culture of corruption, manifested in tribalism, partyism, nepotism and other vices has become so pervasive that there are so signs of slowing down simply because of Zambia airways. Every minister, member of parliament and businessman and woman now has an opportunity to show case their corrupt tendencies and for sure, they all await this opportunity to reap where they did not sow except by supporting the venture. The personnel manager will only be in name because he will not recruit according to qualifications. He will be told what to do. His phone will be chocked with SMS messages giving orders on who to employ. Although positions will be correctly advertised, you can be sure that they will mean nothing. It is the SMS and telephone calls that will decide the direction that recruitment will take.
Like I said earlier, there is no track record of merit appointments in this country. Yet, that is one of the causes of the economic swamp in which we today are. Something that no one in the leadership recognizes as a priority to address. We simply appoint anyone into anything without bothering about the long-term implications.
There is need for a new system of recruitment
The country urgently needs a better recruitment system, not just for Zambia Airways but other positions including appointments in embassies abroad. The culture of one person appointing almost everyone in almost all employment positions is not sustainable and lacks good governance. At least, the head of state should leave appointments of civil servants and parastatal jobs with the responsible heads. For example, the public service commission should be given its past role of appointing civil servants in embassies and permanent secretary positions. For Zambia Airways, I would even involve all relevant Zambian organizations dealing with issues of personnel and recruitment to ensure transparency and merit. I do know that if left to the organization itself to recruit, there will be no merit or transparency at all. Isn’t it time that the head of state exonerated himself from appointments and hand over to the right Zambians to do the job? The past Zambia Airways was corrupt in terms of recruitment and left to the organization alone, this scourge is likely to continue. There will be social problems for young females looking for jobs in the organization, and this we all know. If the west is up in arms trying to address this issue of sex abuse, the same cannot be said about our country. We don’t have institutions that can help innocent women. So, one way is to use the right way of recruitment which is transparent and fails to subject innocent young females to abuse, after all, prevention is better than cure.
Include people from Rural Areas in employment
The other important element that must not left out in the recruitment process is to ensure that all provinces, districts or regions are represented, not by simply employing them but through use of merit because they all have young people who are academically educated but perhaps lack experience in the airline business. It will be both politically and socially absurd to rush and recruit only the elite, or people from Lusaka, Copperbelt of places in urban areas and simply ignore our young people in rural areas. We must find a system of inclusiveness and merit and desist from falling into the same temptation of giving nice things to only people from the ruling party. Employment in Zambia Airways should not be based on partisan arrangements. I know that for the ruling party, Zambia airways might represent an opportunity for rewarding party cadres and I m sure that is likely to be the case. If we do that, that will be sowing seeds of destruction for the very airline that people have argued is important for boosting tourism and improving the economy.
Former employees will require fresh training
It has taken many years since we last saw Zambia Airways and even its former staff. Although they say, “Once a driver, always one,” former staff will require extensive training before going back into their former offices and jobs. Many intervening variables have taken place. Some people switched to completely different jobs. Flying people is not the same as flying cargo. These people will all require training. And that costs money. Where will this money come from? Some may argue that we have an existing school at the airport but that too needs money to revamp and clean it up. Workshops will need money to bring them back to life as airports too. Offices will also need money to reorganize them. Where will the money for fuel come from and who will pay back all these costs? Staff will need to be housed perhaps as was the case before and these too need money as transporting them to and from work too will need money. Training pilots to fly is not free but will require money for fuel, oil and maintenance.
Remove the mask of cheating
Final warning. One of the main problems facing this country is that everyone is so clever that if you are a visitor to the country, you would think that this cleverness also means that we tell the truth. We say so many nice things. We smile so much in front of the camera. We give so many nice arguments and explanations to things and in no time, people looking at the front of the mask think that we mean what we say. But truth is, what lies behind the mask represents the main reality and core problem of this country. I hope the arguments given for bringing back Zambia Airways will be translated into reality and not simply another deception that has different objectives. Again, only time will tell.
Farmers in Kaoma district have bemoaned the slow and poor network delaying the redeeming of E- Voucher products for 2017- 2018 farming season.
Speaking on behalf of farmers in Kashamu Camp, The Camp Agriculture Committee (CAC) Chairperson Mr. Martin Mashasha Mundiya bemoaned the lack of network in the area adding that the problem is making it hard for farmers to get messages as they need to walk longer distances just to get network.
Mr. Mundiya said the problem of network has persisted in forcing farmers to leave their busy schedule at the farm in search of network, and after walking longer distances they still find that the message for confirmation of money in the account is not there.
Mr. Mundiya said unlike the older version of Farmer Input Support Program (FISP), the new E-voucher require someone to be where network is. The Chairperson has since appealed to government and all other relevant stakeholder to quicken the process of providing network in places where farmers are. He said the network problem in the Camp and indeed district is a difference between smooth implementation of E-voucher and its failure.
However, Mr. Mundiya also took time to thank government for the Farmers Input Support Program (FISP) Electronic Voucher initiative which has given farmers chance to diversify.
“With the e-voucher, we are free to choose exactly the type of fertilizer and variety of seed to buy, unlike in the past where we had no option but to receive whatever was made available, said Mr. Mundiya.
Speaking to Garden Variety Director Mr. Edson Ngwira an Agro dealer in Kaoma and Nkeyema district said network problem in Kaoma and Nkeyema district is still a big challenge posing a danger on farmers who will be unable to carry out their faming activities due to bad network.
Speaking in a phone interview with National Agricultural Information Service (NAIS), The Agro dealers said of the response for farmers coming to redeem has reduced for reasons not known. However, Mr. Ngwira was quick to mention that poor network in the two districts has slowed the redeeming process as the Point of Sale (POS) machines relay on network.
Furthermore, Mr. Ngwira praised government for the introduction of E-Voucher as it has opened new windows for Agro dealers to sale more items other maize seed and fertilizer. The Agro-Dealer said Farmers Input Support Program (FISP) Electronic Voucher initiative implemented
by the Ministry of Agriculture has opened a window of opportunity for smallholder farmers to diversify their farming enterprises.
Commenting on matters arising from famers on E-Voucher, Assistant Kaoma District Marketing Development Officer (DMDO) Mr. Everisto Mwamba said government is working tirelessly to ensure that mobile network problems in the country is burried.
Mr. Mwamba was quick to mention that there have been a lot of queries from farmers and he assured famers that reports are being sent to Lusaka on a daily basis and famers queries are being worked on.
The ‘E-voucher’ programme is an effort by the Zambian Government, supported by Musika, which aims to improve the distribution of subsidised inputs to smallholder farmers. During the 2015/2016 farming season, 241,000 farmers across the 13 pilot districts in Southern, Lusaka, Central and Copperbelt Provinces received the input subsidy through pre-paid VISA bank cards as opposed to receiving physical inputs centrally procured by Government.
Apart from improving beneficiary targeting and promoting timely access to inputs by increasing private sector participation, the ‘E-voucher’ programme has the potential to accelerate diversification of the smallholder sector by allowing farmers to purchase a wide range of recommended inputs such as veterinary drugs, agricultural equipment, livestock, poultry and fingerlings.
Five insurance firms could be liquidated for failing to raise the minimum capital.
Pensions and Insurance Authority -PIA- which regulates insurance firms says the five firms where given a grace period to meet statutory regulations with regard to minimum capital for insurance companies.
Public Relations manager Doreen Silungwe says December 31,2017 was the deadline for raising the required minimum capital.
She says only 32 insurance companies out of 37 managed to meet the deadline.
Ms. Silungwe says of the five firms who have failed to raise the minimum capital four are general insurance companies and the fifth one is a long-term insurance company.
And PIA Registrar Martin Libinga says the five firms are not allowed to take on any new business but must conclude matters still on their books.
He told ZNBC that the regulator will take further assessment on the future of the five firms and appropriate action will be taken in due course.
In 2015, Government signed Statutory Instrument (SI) number 71 to compel insurance companies increase their paid-up capital to the minimum of K20 million from K1 million, long-term and general insurers to K12 million and K10 million respectively from K1 million , while for brokers it stands at K100,000 from K50,000.
A Civic leader in Ndola has introduced a trophy to be awarded to the cleanest house in Yengwe ward of Ndola Central Constituency to promote cleanliness in the area.
Area councilor, Arnold Mwamba said the trophy will be won on a monthly basis in an effort to promote cleanliness thereby preventing outbreak of diarrhea diseases.
He told ZANIS in an interview that the idea was to encourage people to keep their homes and surroundings clean.
Early this week, the councilor launched the ‘Keep Yengwe Ward Clean Campaign’ at North-Rise Market and the Marketeers temporally suspended their business to participate in the cleaning exercise at the market.
The cleaning exercise was spearheaded by the councilor who ensured that the market had running water and the toilets also repaired.
In a related development, Kansenshi Ward Councilor Brenda Musonda has implored residents in her ward and the general public to ensure that they keep their surroundings clean.
Ms Musonda said this when she led residents in her ward in a clean-up exercise at Kansenshi market and surrounding areas.
She stated that attaining a clean city status mainly depends on the residents to keep the district clean.
And Mufulira District Commissioner, Hildah Kawesha has directed all shop owners in the Central Business District (CBD) to put up disposal bins outside their shops or risk being closed down.
Ms. Kawesha said it is high time that shop owners in the CBD took up responsibility of keeping the town clean especially with the outbreak of Cholera in the country.
The District Commissioner was speaking when she addressed stakeholders in the area.
Ms. Kawesha said there was need to put in place clean standards in the district which should continue even after the cholera epidemic that has hit the country is contained.
“Lack of bins encourages littering so am directing all shop owners to put up bins outside their shops, the council will be going round collecting the garbage every morning. Any business place which will be found without a bin outside will be closed,” she said.
Ms Kawesha stated that members of the public should ensure that anyone found littering is brought to book if the “Keep Mufulira Clean” campaign is to be achieved.
She said keeping the district clean can only be achieved with commitment and corporation from members of the public.
“Each and every one of us need to be patriotic, if we see anyone littering, let us take responsibility and bring that person to the council,” she said.
Ms. Kawesha called on the residents and the business community to exercise high levels of hygiene and cleanliness to prevent the outbreak of cholera in Mufulira.
“I will keep doing random checks on shops, restaurants, butcheries and all other business places, any place found wanting will have to be closed immediately. Cholera is a deadly disease and we can’t take chances,” she said.
She said it is high time Zambians stopped waiting for disease outbreaks before intensifying hygiene and cleanliness.
“These random checks we are starting will continue even after the cholera outbreak so keep your shops clean at all times,” she advised.
Kitwe Mayor and The Local Government Association of Zambia (LGAZ) President Christopher Kang’ombeKitwe Mayor Christopher Kang’ombe has warned that the council will demolish any structures found constructed on the 20 hectare piece of land earmarked for a modern dumpsite in Ichimpe-Mindolo area.
Mr. Kang’ombe said illegal structures have continued to pose a challenge to implementation of many developmental projects.
Speaking in an interview with ZANIS in Kitwe yesterday, Mr. Kang’ombe said squatters should not delay the construction of the dumpsite scheduled to begin next month.
He noted that Kitwe residents need a dumpsite where garbage can be disposed off.
And Kitwe residents have been elated with plans to construct a modern dumpsite in the district.
Patience Fwalanga, a resident of Ndeke Township said the move was long overdue as the old Uchi dumpsite was too close to residential areas.
Ms. Fwalanga noted that the re-location of the Uchi Dumpsite will reduce flies in Ndeke and Nkana East residential areas.
Kitwe City Council is earmarked to construct a modern dumpsite in Mindolo-ichimpe area as the old Uchi dumpsite is supposed to be closed within the first quarter of this year.
Minister of Community Development and Social Services Emerine Kabanshi
Community Development and Social Services Minister, Emerine Kabanshi says government has increased the number of social cash transfer beneficiaries in Lusaka district.
Ms Kabanshi said the number of beneficiaries in Lusaka have increased from 11,272 in 2017 to 13, 714 this year respectively.
She said government is committed to ensuring that all the vulnerable people were receiving support under the social cash transfer programme in the country.
ZANIS reports that the Minister was speaking during the launch of payments for social cash transfer to beneficiaries at Twashuka Primary School in Lusaka’s Kanyama compound.
Ms Kabanshi said government decided to launch the social cash transfer in Kanyama Constituency as a way of helping the vulnerable with funds to buy necessities such as chlorine and soaps required in prevention of Cholera.
She stated that the social cash transfer programme has been rolled out countrywide.
Ms Kabanshi disclosed that about 2,000 vulnerable people are receiving support under social cash transfer programme in Kanyama
Constituency.
And Kanyama Constituency Member of Parliament Elizabeth Phiri advised the beneficiaries to use the money prudently.
Ms Phiri said the launch of social cash transfer is timely as it will help uplift the lives of the vulnerable people amidst the cholera epidemic that has affected the area.
The eye sore building meant to be a chancery in Pankow sticks out like a sore thumb and annoys Berliners that have already reported it to the city fathers. The empty hazardous swimming pool in the backyard of the dilapidated Zambia residence that has not functioned since 1999 and cracking stair ways of the Zambia house.
The Zambian Embassy in Berlin has stepped up efforts to get its ‘house in order’ following concerns of dilapidation that have emanated from the latest Auditor General’s report, which paint a bleak image of the Zambian residence in Europe’s largest economy, Ambassador Anthony Mukwita has said.
The Auditor General’s report showed embarrassing distasteful images of the ‘crumbling’ Zambian edifice built in the early 1930’s and has received little or no touch since it was acquired by the Zambian government when the mission moved from Bonn to its current Berlin station after the fall of the Berlin Wall and unification of Germany.
This is according to a statement released by First Secretary Press Kellys Kaunda at the embassy of Zambia in Berlin tabulating the ‘sad state of the dilapidation of Zambian residence and a defunct building initially meant to be a chancery or embassy.’
Ambassador Mukwita who moved to Berlin from Stockholm, however, has expressed confidence that the ‘problematic’ issue of both the dilapidated uninhabitable house and chancery shall be resolved.
“I feel confident that these two issues that have constantly raised concern from the AG and local building authorities will be resolved soon because our bosses the Permanent Secretary, the Minister of both Foreign Affairs and Finance have taken keen interest in correcting the situation and opening a new page around the house and chancery in order to plug the unnecessary financial resource drain,” said Ambassador Mukwita.
An inspection in January 2017 by the Permanent Secretary and Minister of Finance found a situation where water pipes have been leaking, roofs and floors cracking at the old residence while huge amounts of money were being spent on a building meant for the chancery that is not occupied because it is officially uninhabitable.
This compelled the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in September 2017 to direct the Zambian embassy in Berlin to engage experts to immediately identify new property for purchase as a chancery and residence after selling the old stock in Pankow.
“Local building authorities and experts here in Germany have certified the house unfit for habitation due to its grave state of disrepair that present a potential hazard and have recommended a total demolition in case of the house and the chancery,” said ambassador Mukwita.
These concerns have been duly forwarded to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Finance for action.
Consequently, in September 2017, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs advised the embassy of Zambia in Berlin to ‘quickly’ engage experts to sell the dilapidated old property and replace them with presentable habitable property in a transparent manner and above board.
Ambassador Mukwita expressed gratitude at the ‘special interest’ the Foreign Affairs Permanent Secretary has taken in finding closure to the matter.
“Our Permanent Secretary has been greatly responsive on the matter and we are grateful because once the issue is closed we will save resources by owning our own chancery and own house in a respectable representational area,” said Ambassador Mukwita.
“consequently money currently used for rentals will be used for expanding economic diplomacy as per the directive of our President.”
The top diplomat said currently the mission that has extra accreditation to Poland, Slovak, Austria, Hungary and Czech Republic could barely travel to all these economically active destinations due to a dearth or scarcity in financial resources.
“But once we make a huge serving when we stop renting and start owning respectable and worthy property,” the Zambian ambassador said, “we will be able to spread our wings and deliver the necessary economic diplomacy we were sent here for which we hold dearly to our hearts.”
Ambassador Mukwita thanked especially the Permanent Secretary Ambassador Chalwe Lombe for showing special interest and taking steps to resolve the matter of the chancery and Zambia residence.
The Zambian residence in Pankow for instance is located minutes from the Tegel International airport making it susceptible to never-ending noise pollution.
In addition, Pankow is not also considered a preferred residential area for members of the diplomatic community as the majority lives and works elsewhere.
The swimming pool as observed by the auditor General’s report has remained dysfunctional since 1999 collecting debris and stones resulting in it becoming a potential breeding home for germs while ceiling boards and stair-cases are cracking.
In addition, there is intensive leaking of water pipes and lack of heating in a city where temperatures can trip to minus 5 degrees.
Concerns already abound that the chancery that has not been occupied since 1999 could be a matter of discussion by the city fathers, the City of Berlin that have received numerous complaints of it being an eye sore.
“We just don’t want to answer questions regarding this matter before the Auditor General again when a solution at no cost to the government does exist,” said Ambassador Mukwita.
The eye sore building meant to be a chancery in Pankow sticks out like a sore thumb and annoys Berliners that have already reported it to the city fathers. The empty hazardous swimming pool in the backyard of the dilapidated Zambia residence that has not functioned since 1999 and cracking stair ways of the Zambia house.
Cote d’Ivoire coach Kamara Ibrahim says they are not feeling any pressure ahead of Thursdays’ must-win game against Zambia.
The Elephants head into the match bruised after losing 1-0 to Namibia.
It was a stinging result for the 2016 CHAN bronze medal winners after Namibia stole a late winner in stoppage time of the 90 minutes.
And on Thursday, The Elephants attempt to beat or draw with Zambia to maintain their interest in the competition.
“I think we prepared well. In any case we know what lies ahead. We lost our first match and if we want to continue the adventure, we will have to get a very good result tomorrow,” Kamara said.
“Zambia are comfortable because they won their first match. They can afford to lose their second game hoping they can get something from the third game.
“They are also a very athletic team with player’s quick players in attack.
“We started the competition badly; we learned the lessons, now we have to go in the right direction to go as far as possible.
“But we are not under pressure after that loss. What interests us is the present and we must now move forward.”
Zambia leads Group B on 3 points after beating bottom placed Uganda 3-1 on Sunday.
Cote d’Ivoire are third following that loss to second positioned Namibia in last Sunday’s first Group B match in Marrakech.
Zambia battles a wounded Elephant on Thursday evening in Marrakech when they face Cote d’Ivoire in their penultimate Group B match at 2018 CHAN.
Group B leaders Zambia head into the crucial match after a hard-earned 3-1 victory over bottom placed Uganda on Sunday.
Third positioned Cote d’Ivoire on the other hand return to action following a 1-0 loss to second placed Namibia.
That loss was even more painful for The Elephants after Namibia stole a dramatic winner deep into stoppage time of the 90 minutes.
“We should not be complacent because we are playing a wounded team that lost at a very bad time in the last seconds before the end of the game and they are really hurt,” Nyirenda said.
“They will come at us and they are physically big but our boys have what it takes to run them down.
“The team is looking confident and the day will be ours.”
Another three points for Chipolopolo will see them through to the quarterfinals for a third successive time from as many outings with a match to spare in Group B.
But Zambia have fitness concerns with striker Alex Ng’onga a doubt due to a groin injury he sustained against Uganda.
“Ng’onga still has a groin muscle problem the doctors are working around the clock to see what they can do,” Nyirenda said.
Green Buffaloes Friday Samu who replaced him in the 53rd minute is likely to start in that eventuality.
The good news is Zesco United defender Simon Silwimba is back in training after he sat out Monday training following a knock he sustained in the dying minutes of Sunday’s game.
However, midfielder Godfrey Ngwenya will again not be part of the team as he continues his recovery from a knee injury he sustained in Zambia’s 3-1 friendly win over Orlando Pirates on January 10 in Johannesburg.
Meanwhile, this will be Zambia and Cote’d Ivories’ second meeting at the tournament.
Zambia beat The Elephants 3-0 in 2009 in the group stages at the inaugural tournament Cote d’Ivoire hosted and where Chipolopolo finished third.
FILE: GBM and HHThe Constitutional Court has adjourned to January 25 the case in which the opposition UPND wanted the speaker of the National Assembly to take over as head of government during the time that the court was hearing the Presidential petition of 2016.
In this matter UPND leader Hakainde Hichilema and his deputy Geoffrey Mwamba sued speaker of the National Assembly Patrick Matibini and Republican President Edgar Lungu.
Dr. Matibini was however removed from the proceedings by the court because the speaker is supposed to be sued through the Attorney General.
When the matter came up, Constitutional Court president Hildah Chibomba was informed that the matter could not take off because Solicitor General Abraham Mwansa was not in court.
This forced the judge to adjourn the matter to January 25, 2018.
The refurbished Society HouseMinister of Labour and Social Security, Joyce Simukoko says no one should encourage street vendors to go back and trade in the Central Business Districts of Lusaka.
Ms. Simukoko says the vendors should instead be encouraged to trade in designated places that have been certified by government.
She was speaking when she toured the Society Business Park in Lusaka.
Ms. Simukoko also urged the National Pensions Scheme Authority-NAPSA- to guard the building and attract more business entities.
And NAPSA Director General Yollard Kachinda has thanked the Ministry of Labour and Social Security for the support rendered towards the project.
Mr. Kachinda said the building is now 95 percent complete and that the remaining five percent will be complete in the next four weeks.
Lusaka City Council (LCC) has assured members of the general public that it will continue conducting routine health inspections on public facilities around the city.
LCC Public Relations Officer George Sichimba says routine health inspections in public places such as schools are important as they play a major role in combating diseases such as cholera.
Mr. Sichimba says inspections should not only be done when there is an outbreak but conducted routinely.
Mr. Sichimba said this in an interview with ZANIS in Lusaka today.
He attributed the stoppage of inspections by the council to lack of funding.
The LCC PRO implored members of the general public to work closely with the local authority where keeping of surroundings is concerned.
Some parents and guardians in the City had demanded the council to consider routine health inspections in learning institutions as a long term measure to avert the outbreak of epidemic diseases such as cholera.
Copperbelt Province Permanent Secretary Bright Nundwe
All cholera patients who had been receiving treatment at various centres in the Copperbelt province have been discharged
Copperbelt Province Permanent Secretary Bright Nundwe confirmed in a statement to ZANIS in Ndola today saying all 10 cholera patients have been treated and were discharged yesterday.
Mr. Nundwe said Copperbelt province has also not recorded any new case of cholera in the last 24 hours.
He said Copperbelt recorded a total of 11 cases of cholera since the epidemic broke out in the region last December.
He said out of the 11 patients, one was brought in dead.
“As seen from the number of cases, they have remained at 11 cumulatively. There is no cholera patient under treatment in all the districts on the Copperbelt,” Mr. Nundwe said.
The PS has since thanked the people in the Copperbelt province for cooperating with the team that has been cleaning markets and streets.
“All drainages in the cleaned markets have been unblocked and now storm water is flowing freely. I urge you to continue supporting the important exercise,” he said.
Mr. Nundwe hoped the level of cleanliness obtaining will be embraced by all the people in the province.
