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Government says that it has started reviewing the legality of the sale of Mutondwe Island on Lake Tanganyika in Mpulungu District to a private citizen.
ZANIS reports that this was revealed when Commissioner of Lands Wilfred Muma and Ministry of Defence Permanent Secretary Sturdy Mwale visited Mutondwe Island on a fact finding mission, yesterday.
Mr. Muma said that the decision to sell the Island to a named individual was done without thorough consultation with the local community.
He said it is for this reason that Government is reviewing the decision, which was made in 2008 to sell Mutondwe Island to the private citizen, as a matter of public interest.
And Defence Permanent Secretary Sturdy Mwale has urged the community of Mutondwe Island to remain calm as government is treating the Island dispute as a matter of urgency.
He noted that Government will not allow indiscriminate displacement of people without following the due process of the law.
Mr. Mwale also said it is disheartening to see the people of Mutondwe Island lack basic social amenities due to the controversy surrounding the ownership of the Island.
Recently, Minister of Presidential Affairs Freedom Sikazwe during his tour to the Island said government was going to revisit the sale of the controversial Island to the private individual.
Meanwhile, villagers of Mutondwe Island have passionately appealed to Government to repossess the title deeds granted to a private citizen to own the Island.
Speaking on behalf of the affected community, village headman Rodwell Chifunda said over 3, 000 people were currently occupying the island and it will not be easy for them to vacate their homes and start new lives.
David MabumbaGovernment has revealed that it will soon establish a Waste-to-Energy plant which will serve as one way of sustainable waste management.
Energy Minister David Mabumba disclosed that government has already started identifying potential partners who will help with the establishment of the plant.
Mr. Mabumba said this when he met Zambia’s Ambassador to Sweden Rose Salukatula in Stockholm recently.
‘We would like a public-private partnership arrangement where whichever entity we pick should collaborate with a Zambian government institution or a Zambian private entity,” he said.
He stated that involvement of a government institution will reduce the business risk element which most investors are worried of.
Mr. Mabumba noted that it will also make it easier for permits and all the necessary formalities to be put in place in the quickest possible time.
The energy minister said the approach which would primarily be based on waste as the major raw material, is well suited for Zambia as one of the strategic options in waste management as it would ultimately support government’s efforts in combating epidemics such as the perennial cholera and also making the environment cleaner.
He added that the implementation of the waste to energy strategy will involve an incentive system to the people so that they may find beneficial to sort waste and then take what is required for either recycling or generation of energy as they will in turn have a sustainable income at household level.
“This is how a number of countries are doing it and I can assure you that we shall do it as Zambia. I want before the end of this year, to identify at least one big partner to start a waste management plant from which we can generate energy,” he said.
Meanwhile, Mr. Mabumba disclosed that the construction of the first wind power plant in Zambia is likely to begin before the end of the year once the implementation agreement and the power purchase agreement are signed by the respective government institutions.
He said feasibility studies for the 130 megawatt power plant to be put up in Serenje have started and are underway.
He added that government will also soon begin the implementation of the ‘Powering Zambia 7,000 kilometre’ programme after Cabinet’s approval.
Mr. Mabumba stated that the programme involves the electrification of rural parts so that they are opened up for economic development.
He said the intention was to increase the current electricity penetration in rural areas from four percent to 17 percent in the next five years.
This is according to a press statement issued to ZANIS by Zambian Embassy in Sweden Counsellor Nicky Shabolyo in Lusaka today.
Minister of Health, Hon Dr Chitalu Chilufya Minister of Health Chitalu Chilufya has reaffirmed his Ministry’s commitment towards eliminating cholera.
Dr. Chilufya said 12 cases of cholera were recorded in the last 24 hours.
He said no deaths as a result of cholera were recorded in the last seven days.
Briefing the media on the cholera epidemic situation this afternoon, Dr. Chilufya explained that the multisectoral fight against the disease was the only sure way of its elimination.
He stressed that his Ministry will redisseminate and promote the health in all policy that encourages high hygiene standards in schools, hospitals and trading places.
Dr. Chilufya has since urged schools countrywide to adhere to the rules of hand washing, stating that he has directed health inspectors to check through all boarding houses near the institutions of higher learning to check their compliance on maintain hygiene standards.
And Hass Petroleum Limited Director Gilbert Chishimba hailed government for its vigorous fight against cholera.
Mr. Chishimba also commended citizens for having taken time to pray against cholera epidemic, adding that prayer is the only powerful tool that never fails.
Teaching Service Commission (TSC) chairperson Stanley M’hango (second right) with Basic Education Teachers Union of Zambia (BETUZ) senior trustee Jairos Banda join Kyawama High school music teacher Cliff Nyimba ( r ) in dancing to the song entitled “Do not kill” locally known in Kaonde as Kwipaya ne during the World Teachers Day celebrations held at Solwezi Trades
Two teacher unions in Northern Province have welcomed plans by the Teaching Service Commission of Zambia to introduce breathalysers in schools.
The two unions said the move is a step in the right direction as it will enhance discipline among the teaching staff in the country.
Speaking in separate interviews with ZANIS in Kasama today, Basic Education Teachers Union of Zambia (BETUZ) regional financial director, Obby Chisala said the move will help make teachers become more responsible in the execution of their duties.
Mr. Chisala said teaching under the influence of alcohol is a serious abrogation of the teaching service conditions hence the need to stop the vice.
He added that this will also promote discipline among members of staff in the teaching fraternity.
He expressed confidence that the programme will further clear the names of some teachers who are usually accused of being drunkards in different schools.
And Secondary School Teachers Union of Zambia (SESTUZ) regional deputy director for administration and organisation, Mushikanyimbo Musonda observed that the decision will bring sanity and enable teachers receive the respect they deserve from the community.
Mr. Musonda stated that the programme also has potential to enable teachers restore their lost image in society.
He further called for professionalism in undertaking the inspection exercise by whoever will be given such responsibilities.
Yesterday, Teaching Service Commission of Zambia chairperson Stanley Mhango announced that the commission will soon start conducting inspections of alcoholism in schools in order to know teachers who were in a habit of reporting for work in a drunken state.
Mr. Mhango said the inspection will done using gadgets called breathalyser.
Northern Province Police Commissioner Richard Mweene has condemned the vice of spouse killing which he said has become rampant in the region.
Mr. Mweene said it was unfortunate that spouses have resorted to killing each other because of marital disputes instead of resolving such differences amicably.
He said the trend is worrying because it is leaving many children orphaned.
Mr. Mweene has since appealed to couples to engage marriage counsellors in settling their marital problems rather than resorting to killing each other.
Mr Richard Mweene Commissioner of Police Northern Province
He noted that if couples fail to co-exist, it was better to separate stating that no one has a right to take the life of another person.
He was commenting on two recent cases where a Mpulungu woman killed her husband whilst another man of Chilubi district killed his wife.
Mr. Mweene added that the case where a Kasama businessman last week shot his wife before turning the gun on himself following a marital problem was also worrying.
And Mr. Mweene said the media has a critical role to play in fighting the scourge of gender based violence and spouse killing.
He said this was because the media plays an active role in informing and educating the public on various issues.
Mr. Mweene noted that a holistic measure is required in order to enforce the fight against the scourge that is depriving children of their parents and leaving them languishing.
He has since called on the church and various stakeholder to equally come on board and help fight the vice.
Minister of High Education Prof. Nkandu Luo inspecting the room at one of the hostel at UNZA
Government is satisfied with the adequate repair works being done at the University of Zambia (UNZA) Great East road campus which are aimed at improving sanitation levels so that the institution can be reopened.
Speaking after an inspection tour of the UNZA great east road campus in Lusaka yesterday, Minister of Higher Education Nkandu Luo said management has done basic necessary works to warrant the reopening of the university.
ZANIS reports that Professor Luo however stressed that the University of Zambia will only open under the directive of the Minister of Health Chitalu Chilufya in light of the cholera pandemic that has ravaged Lusaka.
Prof. Luo said health experts will soon be sent to UNZA to conduct inspections and test water samples to ensure that the cholera vibrio is not present at the country’s highest learning institution.
The Minister said there will be need for massive attitude transformation in order to ensure that highest levels of sanitation and cleanliness are maintained at UNZA.
She has since directed UNZA Vice Chancellor Luke Mumba to ensure that matters of hygiene are incorporated at the start of all lectures at the great east road and ridgeway campuses.
Prof. Luo however warned students against running down the infrastructure at the campus following the repairs that management is undertaking.
She said her ministry will soon launch a compulsory cleaning exercise day for all tertiary learning institutions across the country.
And Prof. Luo maintained that squatting will not be allowed at UNZA as it is an illegality that contributes to poor hygiene standards and continues to rob the university of huge amounts of money collected by students from fellow students they sublet rooms to.
The minister philosophized that the university was churning out “thieving students” from the squatting situation and are since taking the bad habit into industry.
She alleged that this could explain why the Auditor General’s reports always indicate escalating financial irregularities in the public service.
Prof. Luo said she will work with UNZA management to increase the bed space at the institution to mitigate against students being left without accommodation.
And UNZA Dean of Students Lastone Zgambo said the university will work with the Ministry of Higher Education to expedite the completion of the construction of hostels at the institution.
Mr. Zgambo said the hostels under construction have a capacity of 4,000 bed spaces which is more than the combined bed space at the great east road and ridgeway campuses.
And University of Zambia Student representative Oscar Musukuma commended government and UNZA management for undertaking the repair works and working round the clock towards the re-opening of the institution.
Mr. Musukuma however regretted that government had banned squatting saying this will greatly create an accommodation crisis at the institution.
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The country’s annual inflation rate has marginally increased to 6.2 percent in January from 6.1 percent recorded in December 2017.
This means that on average, prices increased by 6.2 percent between January 2017 and January 2018.
Speaking during the release of the monthly, Central Statistical Office Director of Census and Statistics, John Kalumbi said of the total 6.2 percent annual inflation rate, food and non-food alcoholic beverages accounted for 2.5 percentage points, while non-food items accounted for a total of 3.7 percentage points.
He say the annual food Inflation rate for January 2018 was recorded at 4.6% which is 0.2 percentage points lower than the 4.8% recorded in December 2017.
Mr Kalumbi says the decrease is mainly attributed to price changes for breakfast and roller meal, maize grain, fillet, beef sausage and goat meat, dried beans, fresh maize and table salt.
He adds that the annual non-food inflation rate for January 2018 was recorded at 8.1 percent, from 7.5 percent recorded in December 2017, indicating an increase of 0.6 percentage points.
Meanwhile Mr. Kalumbi has disclosed that Zambia’s trade surplus has increased by 11.4 percent from K421.7 million in November 2017 to K469.9 million in December 2017.
He says this means that the country exported more in December than it imported in nominal terms.
Mr. Kalumbi says the increase in the trade surplus can be mainly explained by a decline in the imports which outweighed that of exports.
Chief Government Spokesperson Kampamba MulengaChief Government Spokesperson Kampamba Mulenga has urged Zambians not to be swayed by Roan Member of Parliament Chishimiba Kambwili’s corruption allegations against government.
Ms. Mulenga who is also Minister of Informational and Broadcasting Services has also dismissed Mr Kambwili’s allegations that the digital migration project is marred with corruption.
She says Mr. Kambwili’s utterances are based on his bitterness and frustration.
Ms. Mulenga says it is unfortunate that Mr Kambwili has unfairly accused President Edgar Lungu of single sourcing StarTimes of China for the Digital Migration project.
She has clarified that the process used to contract StarTimes, is allowed in the procurement process and no objection was received from the Zambia Public Procurement Authority -ZPPA.
The Minister has also reiterated that government has and will prudently spend funds for the digital migration project.
Ms. Mulenga said this in a statement issued to ZNBC News in Lusaka.
Meanwhile Minister of Information Kampamba Mulenga has reiterated government’s commitment to ensuring that the Freedom of Information -FOI- bill comes to pass.
And Ms Mulenga has commended the U.S Government for its continued support towards capacity building of media practitioners in Zambia.
She says government recognises the importance of the bill and is working round the clock to ensure completion of all the necessary processes.
Ms Mulenga was speaking when U.S Ambassador to Zambia Daniel Foote called on her at her office in Lusaka.
She said Government has taken a cautious approach towards the bill because it wants to ensure that once passed, the law stands the test of time.
And Ambassador Foote commended the government for its efforts and determination to grow the media industry.
He said the American government is proud of the growth Zambia has recorded in the media industry.
Mr Foote said the U.S government stands ready to provide support to enhance this progress.
African Union Commission (AUC) chairperson Moussa Faki Mahamat has said the African Union is yet to digest sentiments which United States of America (USA) President Donald Trump issued recently when he described the continent in a manner not befitting a world leader.
ZANIS reports from Ethiopia that Mr. Mahamat made the remarks when he addressed the Foreign Affairs Ministers during the official opening of the 32nd session of the African Union Executive Council today.
President Donald Trump, during the late 2017, recognised Jerusalem as capital of Israel.
Israeli President Mahmoud Abbas, among others warned that America’s recognition of Jerusalem as Israel’s capital would jeopardise the White House’s nascent Middle East peace efforts.
And the African Union Commission Chairperson said there was need for African leaders to strengthen their financial independence in order to avoid dependency syndrome from the developed world.
Mr. Mahamat emphasised that financial independence among African countries is essential and therefore should not be viewed as irrational but a collective responsibility.
He said time has come for the continent to look ahead and focus on building its financial capacities through its abundant natural resources and other expertise.
“Africa is gradually positioning itself to begin financing its own economic growth and development”, he stated.
He urged the Foreign Affairs Ministers to do more if the continent is to realise its goal on boosting financial capacity.
Mr. Mahamat also recognised the new Foreign Affairs Ministers who among them include Zambia’s Joseph Malanji and welcomed them to the session.
Furthermore, the African Union Commission observed that collective responsibility from Africa and the whole world was required if the continent was to advance its economic development and address its many challenges such as terrorism.
Meanwhile, African Union Commission Under-Secretary General, Vera Songwe, who is also United Nations Economic Commission for Africa Executive Secretary observed that despite the inroads concerning the fight against corruption, the vice has continued to hurt many Africans.
Dr. Songwe however recognised some countries that have made progress towards addressing corruption.
This year’s 30th ordinary session of the African Union theme is dubbed, ‘winning the Fight against Corruption: A Sustainable Path to Africa’s Transformation.’
Other Zambian ministers who attended the African Union Executive Council today are of Mines and Minerals Development Christopher Yaluma and of Home Affairs Stephen Kampyongo.
Zambia’s Ambassador to Ethiopia Susan Sikaneta was also in attendance while senior government officials were Permanent Secretary for Foreign Affairs Chalwe Lombe, Permanent Secretary in the Office of the Vice President Stephen Mwansa and Anti-Corruption Commission Director General Kapetwa Phiri.
Minister of Justice Given Lubinda has reaffirmed on the need for society to respect the independence of the Judiciary.
Mr. Lubinda said society should not perceive judges as being ‘corrupt’ people but rather respect the verdicts passed by the Judges if the country is to be appreciated.
The Minister said the character of a person in public domain whether a judge or ordinary member from the society needs to be respected.
ZANIS reports that the Minister was speaking in Lusaka today, during a dialogue meeting with members of the Magistrate and Judges Association of Zambia (MAJAZ).
“Decisions made by the judiciary should be respected. I’m dismayed by some members of society who, when they hear a verdict passed by a Judge, they call them all sort of names especially on the character of a person,” he said.
Mr. Lubinda further said the judiciary is an autonomous body therefore, society should respect the judgments passed.
He however, urged members of the MAJAZ to be professional in the execution of their duties.
And speaking earlier, MAJAZ President Fides Hamaundu called on government to consider increasing the number of judicial officers in the judiciary in order to expedite cases.
Magistrate Hamaundu who lamented that the courts in Zambia are faced with a critical shortage of personnel, further appealed to government to consider funding the Association.
She stated that the Association was last funded five years ago therefore, incapacitating the operations of the Association.
Kwame Nkrumah University
Health authorities in Kabwe district of Central Province have recommended that Kwame Nkrumah University remains closed due to unsanitary at the institute.
The decision follows an inspection at the high learning institution by a team of health inspectors from Kabwe Municipal Council.
According to a report from the local authority presented to the Provincial Cholera Management, Prevention and Response meeting, Nkwame Nkrumah University would remain closed because it has leakages and blockages in its water and sewerage system.
ZANIS in Kabwe reports that the inspection team also discovered that some catering staff at Nkrumah University were not medically certified to handle food at the institution.
The authority was this afternoon expected to deliver a notice of closure to the institution where students had started reporting for lessons this week.
The move to close Kwame Nkrumah University is meant to curb the spread of cholera which has affected many parts of the country, Central Province and Kabwe included.
Last week, health inspectors recommended three schools, including Kabwe Institute of Technology (KIT), not to reopen until unsatisfactory conditions in the institutions were rectified in a bid to prevent the spread of cholera.
Meanwhile, Central Province has recorded remarkable progress in the control of the cholera epidemic with only one active case under treatment in Mumbwa district.
The remarkable progress in the control and prevention of further spread of the disease has been attributed to intensified measures being put in place by authorities and stakeholders in tackling the epidemic.
Removal of street vendors, distribution of chlorine, sensitisation campaigns, burying of shallow wells, cleaning of markets and other trading places are some of the ongoing measures being undertaken to curb the further spread of the deadly waterborne disease which has so far claimed about 70 lives in the country.
The Drug Enforcement Commission in Lusaka has arrested a 42 year-old Nigerian Prophet for trafficking in Ephedrine.
Isaac Julius Amata, 42, a Prophet of Delta Ibu State in Nigeria, has been arrested for trafficking in 26.29kg of Ephedrine.
Amata is a well known Prophet who correctly prophesied President Edgar Lungu’s election victories in 2015 and 2016.
DEC Spokesperson Esther Katongo disclosed that the suspect was apprehended at the Kenneth Kaunda International Airport upon arrival from Nigeria aboard South African Airways flight.
Ms. Katongo said the suspect in currently in Police custody and will appear in court soon.
The controversial payment of K10,000 project fee per pupil at St Mary’s Secondary School in Lusaka was approved by the Government through the Ministry of Education, it has been established.
The funds raised from the project fees will go towards the construction of the over K7 million two story classroom block at the school.
Some enraged parents and guardians have bitterly complained about the high fees being charged at St Mary’s with a new Project Fee set at K10,000 for each pupil.
They complained that demanding K10,000 for each pupil on top of the other fees will disadvantage a lot of pupils.
They accused the school management of departing from the focus of the Catholic Church who are owners of the school on poor people.
The school management held a meeting today with officers from the Ministry of General Education and the Parent Teaches Committee after which a press briefing was held where it was said that the school should find a flexible payment system for the project fund.
Ministry of General Education Spokesperson Nondo Chilonga clarified that her Ministry was consulted by the school authorities before implementing the project fees.
Ms Chilongo said the school management has not done anything sinister or outside its mandate because procedure was followed.
She said the issue is a pure agreement between the school administration and parents.
And during the same news conference this morning, St Mary’s Parents Teachers Committee clarified that pupils who fail to pay the project fee will not be sent away.
Committee Chairperson Mabvusu Sinda dispelled reports that the school has started turning away some pupils for failure to pay fees.
Mr Sinda said no pupil was turned away for not paying the K10,000 project fee being demanded from Grades eight and 10.
He explained that the once off payment being implemented among pupils will ensure that the K4 million outstanding balance for the completion of the project is raised.
File picture:Pilato being led away from the protest scene after being arrested
Once in a long time, there rises individuals in a nation that epitomise the fight for justice and equality. The evils they see around them every day, the corruption and rot they witness daily, and the personal experience of state sponsored or state condoned persecution ennobles them to take a risky stand for what is right. Pilato is one such man who has risen on this stage in our time.
Pilato is no ordinary artist. He is not a simpleton, cry-baby musician whining and seeking attention and fame. And you are wrong, very wrong to take him for such. Pilato is a very intelligent, analytical, critical and philosophical thinker. Many shallow, mindless commentators who denounce and vilify him are far beneath his intelligence to understand him. They throw their collective tantrum at him with choreographed hysteria and rage and deny the reality of the chocking and offensive odour of the malignant injustices and rot that are fast becoming normal in Zambia.
Today it is Pilato running for his life, tomorrow it might be you or me laying down our lives for this same cause. There are causes worth dying for, just as there are causes worth living for. Sometimes, God preserves our lives in order that we might live long enough to be the engine that will one day drive the bus on this long and hard road to freedom.
I am reminded of the story of Moses in the Old Testament (Exodus 2:11-15), who had to flee Egypt after killing an oppressive Egyptian taskmaster. Moses was actuated by deep love for his brethren. He was raised by Pharaoh’s daughter in the palace, but resigned his high prospects, threw in his lot with his own suffering people, and went out to see with his own eyes their condition. No doubt he came upon many sights which vexed and angered him, but was able to restrain himself. At last, however, he became witness of a grievous, extreme case of oppression. Some Hebrew, delicate in constitution or suffering from illness, rested awhile from his weary labour under the scorching sun, and gave himself a few moments of repose. But the eye of the Egyptian taskmaster was on him. His rest was interrupted by a shower of severe blows. Moses could no longer contain himself. Pity for the victim and hatred of the oppressor surged up in his heart, and he struck down the oppressor and killed him, and hid his body in the sand.
But when he discovered that his wrong deed was no longer a secret, Moses fled to Midian. The fugitive only came back 40 years later as Israel’s deliverer.
Is Pilato being a coward for fleeing the country? I don’t think so. Pilato is a freedom fighter. You may not like his methods of fighting for freedom, and I agree, sometimes he stretches the boundaries. But remember that he is an artist, and not a politician. He sings and speaks proverbially, using satire and poetry to communicate his message. He is a prisoner of conscience who is being persecuted for his political views.
Is Pilato’s life really under threat or he is just being delusional? I don’t think so either. The readiness and swiftness with which the PF cadres are willing to wield their pangas against anyone with a different opinion, has made the number of people who feel safe in Zambia shrink very fast. These dastardly acts of violence are going on unabated. The police on one hand are doing nothing to arrest these high levels of criminality, and the PF party hierarchy, on the other, is conspicuously mute on the conduct of their unruly members. Under such anarchy, who can feel safe in Zambia when they hold divergent views from those of the ones in power?
Pilato is safer wherever he is. The Zambia Police, whose duty it is to protect life and arrest those who pose a threat to the sanctity of human life have let Pilato down. His fight is our fight. Some of us will be killed for this fight, others will live on to see a better Zambia, a free Zambia, and a tolerant Zambia. What legacy do we want to leave behind for our children? Who will bequeath to them a united and prosperous Zambia? It is you and me that are alive today. And that will not happen without a fight, and if need be, even death.
Zambia Information Communications and Technology Authority (ZICTA) says measures have been put in place to fight cyber-crime.
ZICTA Director for Consumer Protection and Information Management, Ngabo Nakonde said sensitization programs have been put in place to ensure online protection.
She disclosed that ZICTA has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with Bank of Zambia to handle mobile money complaints and UNICEF to sensitize the public.
Speaking in an interview with ZANIS in Lusaka today, Ms. Nakonde said cyber security experts are working closely with the Zambia Police to bring the perpetrators to book.
She said levels of carelessness and irresponsibility of people on social media is worrisome and there is need to intensify protective actions.
Ms. Nakonde said cyber space if used correctly, is a good tool to help enhance business and people should take advantage of social media to market their business rather than using it to commit crime such as theft and cyber bulling.
She said cyber-crime is a crime like any other and invites a penalty of over 10 years imprisonment.
Ms. Nakonde has further appealed to members of the public and the media to help in forewarning people of this crime.
