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Chief Nyawa (right) of Kalomo with other traditional leaders attending a two-day Safe Motherhood orientation workshop in Choma
CHIEF Nyawa of the Tonga speaking people in Kazungula has bemoaned the rate at which victims of Gender Based Violence (GBV) are withdrawing cases from police and the courts.
He said the intentional withdrawal of such cases citing some victims in his chiefdom, could inspire perpetrators to commit similar offences within a short period of time.
Chief Nyawa said GBV victims should ensure that once cases were reported to police, the perpetrators should face justice.
“In as much as we are fighting GBV, instances were some victims resort to withdraw cases from police or court usually motivate perpetrators to commit same offences,” he said.
He was speaking in Choma on Wednesday during the Zambia Women Media Association (ZAMWA) workshop on GBV.
In its continued efforts to combat and reduce incidences of GBV, the Government enacted the Anti-GBV Act No.1 2011 following wide consultation with all stakeholders
On crime, Chief Nyawa was dismayed with increased cases of stock theft in the chiefdom in which many villagers were losing hundreds of cattle.
He urged the Government to consider transferring some police officers from Kazungula who had worked for many years alleging that they were not proactive on duty.
ZAMWA chairperson Felistus Chipako challenged the media to remain proactive and play a key role in helping to expose abusive vices to ensure perpetrators were prosecuted.
Media Network on Childs Rights and Development director Henry Kabwe urged journalists to take a keen role in investigative reporting citing rural areas of Choma where GBV cases were escalating due to community perspectives.
Mighty Mufulira Wanderers six home games could make or break their stay in the FAZ Super Division.
Mighty have been banned from playing their home games at Shinde following a riot there in a game against Zesco united on August 8.
The six games constitute over half of their remaining matches with another four away fixtures.
Interestingly, Mighty failed to beat any of their forthcoming opponents away in the first half of the season.
Results in those matches are evenly shared with three draws.
Mighty’s first home game at Kafubu Stadium will be against Power Dynamos this weekend whom they drew 0-0 in Kitwe.
Zanaco will follow with memories still fresh of that 3-2 loss at Sunset.
Green Buffaloes who beat Mighty 2-1 in Lusaka will be the third visiting team.
Mighty will then face two very tricky assignments against relegation candidates starting with Nakambala Leopards who finished 0-0 in Mazabuka and Nchanga Rangers who thumped them 3-0 in Chingola.
Their final home game will be against mid-table Red Arrows against whom they played out t a scoreless draw at Nkoloma Stadium in Lusaka.
Secretary to the Treasury, Fredson Yamba
Government has signed a US$35.5 million construction contract for the rehabilitation and expansion of the Lusaka Bombay Drain.
Secretary to the treasury Fredson Yamba, who is also Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCA) Zambia Board Chairperson, signed the contract for commencement of first works with Cooperativa Muratori Cemensti (CMC di Ravenna) of Italy in Lusaka today.
Mr. Yamba said he was grateful to the United States Government through the Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC) for the US $355 million grant to the Zambian government to support the implementation of the Lusaka Water Supply, Sanitation and Drainage (LWSSD) Project.
The project will expand the Northern and Southern portions of Lusaka’s Bombay drain under the LWSSD Project to give access to and improve reliability of water supply and sanitation as well as drainage services in selected urban and peri-urban areas of the city of Lusaka.
Mr Yamba expressed hope that the signing of the contract will benefit over 1.2 million residents of Lusaka and permanently addresses the challenge of flooding that the city faces annually due to poor and inadequate drainages.
He urged the contractor CMC di Ravenna to perform quality works and ensure that construction and rehabilitation works are implemented on time and within budget.
Mr Yamba pointed out that the works will also lead to the improvement of traffic movement, people’s health in communities impacted negatively from contamination of water sources and protection of infrastructure from erosion such as roads and buildings.
overnment says the four milling plants that have been procured from China will be arriving in the country, soon.
Agriculture and livestock Minister Given Lubinda says government has received information that the milling plants have been loaded and will be arriving in the country in a month’s time.
Mr. Lubinda disclosed that when the mailing plants arrive in the country, cabinet will sit and decide the provinces that will benefit from the machinery.
The Minister said this to journalists at Kasama airport before leaving for Lusaka, today.
He has since expressed hope that Northern Province will benefit from the four milling companies which are meant to address the meal and food challenges in the province.
Mr. Lubinda said the Province is a large producer of maize hence the need to have a milling plant will enhance the production of the commodity.
He explains that the plant will encourage more people to go into farming as their maize will be processed in the Province.
In July President Edgar Lungu announced that Government in collaboration with the Government of China has procured four milling plants to address the mealie-meal and food challenges in in the prisons as well as to contribute to raising revenue for the institution.
Meanwhile, the Food Reserve Agency in Kasama is scheduled to deliver 20 thousand more empty grain bags of maize to Chibombo and RRU satellite Deports.
Acting Kasama District Commissioner Beauty Namukoko confirmed the development to ZANIS in Kasama today.
Ms. Namukoko revealed that her office received reports that the two deports had run out of the empty grain bags on Tuesday.
However the FRA has provided more bags to the satellite deports so that farmers can continue to sale their maize, she said.
The acting District Commissioner has since called on the farmers to remain calm as Government will buy all their farm produces.
Ms. Namukoko said Government is committed to empowering farmers by buying all their farm produces in the marketing season.
Director of Yalelo Zambian Fish Fisho Mwale welcomes President Edgar Lungu (c) Chairman of the board Adam Taylor (l) looks on during the Commissioning of the Yalelo Zambian Fish in Siavonga
President Edgar Lungu has revealed that government is investing 50 million dollars in developing the fish industry in the country.
President Lungu says the program is being implemented in partnership with the Africa Development Bank.
He says government through the Ministry of agriculture and Livestock is supporting initiatives aimed at supporting small holder farmers to increase their productivity and market access in areas such as fish farming.
President Lungu says the Minister of Agriculture has been challenged to ensure that significant investment is channeled toward increasing the country’s fish production.
Officially opening the Yalelo Fish Farming Facility in Siavonga this morning, Mr. Lungu noted that the project has come at a right time when he recently issued a statement on the need for Zambia to significantly increase its investment in fish production.
He is delighted that the company with 275 employees has targeted to increase its daily fish production to 15 metric tones in the next three months from the current 5 metric tones.
And Agriculture Minister Given Lubinda says it is sad that Zambia keeps on bragging about having 40 percent of the waters in SADC and plenty of rainfall yet has not taken advantage to produce fish and meet the national demand.
He says the Ministry has made progress in increasing fish production in the past five years and is still implementing more projects to increase fisheries.
And Yalelo Board Chairman Adam Taylor says his company is setting trends in global fish farming as it has the largest fish farming cages on the globe.
Mr. Taylor has since appealed to government to improve the road network in the area as part of promoting more commercial fish farmers in Siavonga.
And Yalelo Director Fisho Mwale has attributed the success of the company to support from the Bagande Chiefdom under Chief Simamba of Siavonga District.
President Edgar Lungu feeding fish Shortly after Commissioning of Yalelo Zambian Fish in SiavongaPresident Edgar Lungu speaking to Chief Simamba (c) and Chief Sinadambwe of Siavonga District Shortly before Commissioning of Yalelo Zambian Fish in Siavonga
President Edgar Lungu delivering his speech during the ‘’Meet the President Fundraising Dinner’’ at Mulungushi International Conference Centre,
President Edgar Lungu says he is not bothered by screaming negative headlines tat e as continued receiving from some sections of the media.
President Lungu said Zambians are too clever to be swayed by narrow minded and deceitful agendas.
President Lungu was speaking in Lusaka Wednesday evening during a successfully held ‘Meet the President’ Fundraising Dinner’ held at the Mulungushi International Conference Centre.
The dinner was well attended by PF Members of the Central Committee, the business community and ordinary citizens and was characterized by music and dance by an array of artistes.
“Fellow citizens, there are those who seek our fall by sowing seeds of hatred and division. There are those whose only agenda remains “Edgar Lungu”. These believe that to win, they must become personally disagreeable. I am comforted that Zambians know their agenda of hate for my person as President. I am not bothered by their screaming negative headlines,” Mr Lungu said.
He said, “We are not allergic to objective criticism but we have a duty to defend the truth. This means ensuring our foot soldiers without exception, have the necessary tools in their work to promote and defend the ideals of the party.”
“The last seven months of my Presidency has been characterized by both moments of success and tough decisions aimed to serve the best interests of the nation. Many decisions have been made by my administration to ensure the benefits accrue to all Zambians. As President, I shall always ensure that the dividend accrue all Zambians.”
He said his Government will not be detracted by their pessimism.
Fellow citizens, a few days ago, I launched the 2015 National Youth Policy with a strong emphasis on youth economic empowerment and employment. Others have decided to reduce this aggressive plan to a “500,000” debate.
And President Lungu says he is convinced that Government can do more for the youth including mentorship programmes to enable youths venture into entrepreneurship.
He said Zambia has no excuse but to rise a generation of entrepreneurs.
Fellow citizens, a few days ago, I launched the 2015 National Youth Policy with a strong emphasis on youth economic empowerment and employment. Others have decided to reduce this aggressive plan to a “500,000” debate.
“As President, I am inspired by the hope and optimism of our youth that if we act together and courageously, another Zambia is possible, a Zambia captured in our national anthem “A land of work and Joy, in Unity!”A united Zambia is possible, free from scandalous malice, free from hate speech. A Zambia where everyone feels free at home is possible. “As President, I am strongly convinced that we can and must do more for our youth including mentorship programmes to make it easier for young people to venture into entrepreneurship. Zambia has no excuse but raise a generation of entrepreneurship,” Mr Lungu said.
On load shedding, President Lungu said his Government is working at more permanent solutions to diversifying energy sources to solar, wind and thermal.
“My Government is working at more permanent solutions to diversifying our sources of energy to solar, wind and thermal energies. An example of this is my Government’s decision to roll out 400,000 solar powered milling plants in all the 10 Provinces.
President Lungu also called for unity in the PF.
“To my PF family, we do not have the luxury of time to engage in things that do not add to the bigger picture of the party. Our differences in the aftermath of the passing away of our founding President, the late President Michael Chilufya Sata were understandable. PF can proudly say that it has passed the test of leadership transitioning without any influence from abhorred vices such as tribe and other discriminations.”
He said the PF is national in character and remain as such, now the leadership mantle has been passed to this President.
“Let me also tell you that it is plainly illogical for some people to believe the formula to winning the 2016 general elections is by constantly losing parliamentary elections! That is reverse logic only possible from the mind of a loser!. You, the PF cadres have worked so hard to win the seven parliamentary seats and many local government seats in all the four corners of Zambia.”
He added that the PF has no time to waste and that the party remains unstoppable in its quest for a better Zambia.
“And our detractors must hear it loud and clear “Seleni Tubombeko.” Contrary to lies and distortions by our opponents and enemies of progress, PF has not drifted from what made it relevant to the vast majority of the Zambian people. We have not lost sight and vision a framed in the founding years of the party. We remain a formidable social democratic formation focused on the poor majority as the main reason we exist.”
“PF has continued to grow this vision and with 2016 around the corner, we will report back on the progress made to the Zambian people. We are determined not to fail them at all. In summoning the courageous spirit of our nation, I want to say to all those messengers of ill-will and hate, that for us in the PF, it’s “Seleni Tubombeko!” Those who seek criticize us from within and wish us defeat next year, I say get out and join your company of losers.”
“If you think PF is losing go where you think you will. For us, 7 wins out of 7 elections and massive defections of new members from losing parties into the PF, is a sign of good tidings. PF has a strong foundation that remains unparalled by any party, past and present, simply because it is a people’s movement.”
President Edgar Lungu delivering his speech during the ‘’Meet the President Fundraising Dinner’’ at Mulungushi International Conference Centre,President Edgar Lungu (R) with Agriculture Minister Given Lubinda (L) during the ‘’Meet the President Fundraising Dinner’’at Mulungushi International Conference Centre,President Edgar Lungu leaving Mulungushi International Conference Centre shortly after the ‘’Meet the President Fundraising Dinner’’ in LusakaPresident Edgar Lungu (L) shake hands with Vice-President Inonge Wina(R) during ‘’Meet The President Fundraising Dinner’’ at Mulungushi International Conference CentreFAZ President Kalusha Bwalya taking a Selfie with the President
MMD President Nevers Mumba stresses a point at the Newsmakers Forum
Movement for Multiparty Democracy (MMD) President Dr Nevers Sekwila Mumba says that Zamtel shall be given back to LAPGreen when the MMD forms government next year. Reacting to the recent statement by Transport and Communications Minister Yamfwa Mukanga that the Zambian government would borrow $300 million to recapitalise Zamtel, Dr Mumba lamented that the Patriotic Front (PF) government seems to think nothing of wasting such a colossal amount of money when people are suffering due to lack of medicines in hospitals and clinics and lack of schools in villages.
“I am totally shocked at how much money the PF are wasting. They keep borrowing as if there is no tomorrow. Our total debts, external and local, have gone to over $10 billion and they want to add another $300 million. It seems they have no ideas apart from borrowing everytime. Zamtel is not likely to improve and will need another $300 million later, but Zambians are not stupid. They know that part of that $300 million shall be siphoned off to the PF for election campaigns next year. The PF are so corrupt and they don’t care about the country”, Dr Mumba said.
Dr Mumba pointed out that LAPGreen took over a bankrupt company that was losing millions of Dollars per year and made it profitable within a year. They reduced the labour fource to a third and paid off all rentrenchees, many of whom even built houses with their retrenchment packages. Zamtel’s subscribers trebled and the value of Zamtel doubled within just 18 months.
He said according to Zamtel’s annual Financial reports, the company has never made a profit since it was nationalised in 2012. He further said that it was amazing that the PF government could take a profitable company and destroy it within such a short time. He said it was because the PF appointed incompetent people to run Zamtel and they put their cadres in the company to get paid for basically doing nothing of value.
Dr Mumba said that once MMD forms government in 2016, LAPGreen shall be invited back in the country and be given back Zamtel, provided they drop the currently running court case in which they sued the government of Zambia for $480 million. He said the court case is another huge cost to the country in legal fees that are likely to run into hundreds of thousands of Dollars, if not millions. He said this is in line with the MMD policy of leaving business to the private sector and a recent statement by Minister of Finance Alexander Chikwanda in Parliament that only 7 out of 42 parastatals are profitable confirmed the wisdom of the MMD position.
He emphasised that MMD shall be a frugal government that will make fiscal discipline a priority and work hard to eliminate waste, embezzlement and corruption in government. He said the huge sums of money saved shall be channeled into provision of effective health and education services, coupled with smart Public Private Partnerships (PPP) to accelerate economic growth.
Dr Mumba said he shall target an economic growth rate of 10% per annum during his first term in office.
DR Chilufya (middle) explain how basic support systems operates in an ambulance to Chief Nabwala (right) during the handover of the facility to Nabwalya health center. Looking on is area member of parliament Mwimba Malama
GOVERNMENT has signed two-year framework contracts with local and foreign suppliers of medicines and has allayed fears that country will soon run out of drugs.
Deputy Minister of Health Chitalu Chilufya said in an interview yesterday that there is no imminent shortage of medicine in the country and people should not panic.
Dr Chilufya said Government, through the Ministry of Health, has signed two-year contracts with local and foreign suppliers for a consistent and uninterruptable supply of essential medicines.
He was reacting to media reports suggesting that Zambia will face a serious countrywide medicine crisis starting next month because suppliers have refused to send drugs to the Ministry of Health owing to debt.
“There is no looming shortage of medicine in the country, neither this year nor next year. Medical supplies in the country are stable and so people should not panic,” he said.
Dr Chilufya also said the ministry has 90,000 units of essential drugs in stock and 228 units of anti-retroviral (ARV) drugs, translating into supplies of over six months.
He said Government has prioritised accessibility to affordable medicine countrywide and will not allow any shortages.
Dr Chilufya also said Government is not in any serious debt that could lead to a shortage of medicine, because it pays 50 per-cent upfront for medical supplies.
He said when debt accrues, the ministry manages it by getting support from the Ministry of Finance through the annual budget.
FOREIGN Affairs Minister, Mr. Harry Kalaba (left) with Tourism and Arts Minister, Ms. Jean Kapata
Government has embarked on an ambitious programme of ensuring that operations in the foreign missions do not escalate to levels they cannot contain.
ZANIS reports from Gaborone that the Minister of Foreign Affairs Harry Kalaba told journalists in an interview yesterday that government is at present working on a programme to reduce the cost of doing business in foreign missions.
In realising this goal, Mr. Kalaba said government has embarked on drafting a Cabinet Memorandum (Cab Memo) to propose the issue of Zambia’s foreign mission to acquire mortgages with countries of their residence for consideration to Cabinet Office.
The Minister of Foreign Affairs further explained that such a proposal means that the Zambian government will now embark on a programme to buy its own property in the missions.
“The cost of renting in comparison to that of obtaining mortgages is much reasonable, “observed Mr. Kalaba.
The Minister pointed that the huge amount of money spent on rentals can be channelled to other needy areas of the economy thereby making the operations of the Foreign Service effective and efficient.
He said it was necessary for Zambia to expand its foreign mission base if the country is to realise increased investments for enhanced economic development to improve the living standards of the people.
The minister narrated that he was recently in Lubumbashi, the provincial capital of Katanga in the DRC, where such a programme is under consideration.
He further said that his deputy will be visiting the Zambian mission in Zimbabwe to undertake the same programme.
Meanwhile Mr. Kalaba has disclosed that government has opened a Consular in Guangzhou, China and has advised Zambians travelling to that country to take advantage of the opportunity.
Zambians living in the diaspora have in the last years appealed to government to put in place a diaspora policy that will assist in providing a platform for their participation towards Zambia’s economic growth and development.
To this effect, government has plans through the Ministry of Foreign Affairs to host a national indaba on the diaspora policy in October, this year.
File: Peasant farmers wait for the Food Reserve Agency to buy their maize
THE Food Reserve Agency (FRA) in Mkushi District of Central Province has run out of empty grain bags three days after buying commenced in the area.
Mkushi District Commissioner Luka Mwamba disclosed that empty grain bags had run out in most of the FRA depots whilst some still have a few remaining.
Mr Mwamba said there are 17 FRA depots in the district and they all started buying maize on Monday.
He said the response from the small scale farmers in the district is overwhelming as they are flocking to the depots in numbers.
Mr Mwamba said the 17 depots were given 6,000 empty grain bags each which are now adequate to cater for all the maize coming in.
“ I can confirm that the FRA in the district has run out of empty grain bags within the three days the buying commenced as they are overwhelmed and receiving more maize from the farmers than anticipated”, Mr Mwamba said.
He has assured the farmers that the district would in the next few days receive empty grain buys as he had written to the FRA Provincial Coordinator to send more empty grain bags who has since ordered more bags from Lusaka.
Mr Mwamba added that with the increased floor price of K5 by President Edgar Lungu the farmers are excited and are more than willing to sell their maize to FRA.
“Farmers in the district are happy with the announcement by the Republican President Mr Lungu to increase the price of 50Kg maize bag from K70 to K75 which has motivated the farmers “, Mr Mwamba said.
Mr Mwamba said the FRA in the district is on point and attending to all the farmers who are bringing in their maize adding that he was hopeful that the district would meet its target as there is enough maize in the area.
Zimbabwean Ambassador and Permanent Representative to Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA) Gertrude Takawira has pledged commitment to promoting regional integration in order to grow the economy.
Ms. Takawira said the promotion of regional integration will help the region’s industrialization efforts through increased intra-regional trade.
She stated that the launch of the Tripartite Free Trade Agreement (FTA) in Sharm-el-Sheikh, Egypt in June 2015 is evident of the work COMESA and its fellow regional economic communities, the Eastern African Community (EAC) and Southern African Development Community (SADC) have put into creating economic space for Africa.
This is according to a statement made available to ZANIS in Lusaka yesterday.
Ms. Takawira urged COMESA to continue to assemble the principles of the founding fathers who have worked towards regional integration in Africa.
She said she is optimistic that the people of Africa will continue to develop the COMESA agenda that seeks to harmonize trade policies and regulatory frameworks both at member state level and other regional economic communities.
The COMESA ambassador explained that COMESA will continue to perceive the increased benefits of reducing the cost of doing business amongst Africans.
She said the development of trade and investment policies as the twin pillars of the regional integration agenda that underpin infrastructure development, industrialization, peace and security within the region and beyond will be closely observed.
Speaker of the National Assembly Dr Patrick Matibini
DEPUTY clerk administration of the National Assembly Cecilia Mbewe says Speaker of the National Assembly Patrick Matibini did not act irrationally, unreasonably, illegally, procedurally improper or in excess of his jurisdiction when he declared the Kasama Central Parliamentary seat vacant.
This is in a case in which former Kasama member of Parliament (MP) Geoffrey Mwamba is challenging Dr Matibini’s decision to declare his seat vacant.
Mr Mwamba has also sued the Attorney-General Likando Kalaluka and the Electoral Commission of Zambia (ECZ).
According to an affidavit in opposition to summons for an order of stay, Ms Mbewe said Dr Matibini was merely enforcing the provisions of the constitution which fall within his jurisdiction and that the court has nothing to stay because Mr Mwamba’s seat was already declared vacant.
“The Speaker was merely enforcing the provisions of the constitution which he has always exercised in the course of his duties as Speaker of the National Assembly without necessarily interfering with the powers of the other arms of Government,” Ms Mbewe said.
She said Mr Mwamba ceased to be a member of the Patriotic Front (PF) which sponsored his election as Kasama member of Parliament in 2011, when he accepted the position of United Party for National Development (UPND) vice-president for ad-ministration.
She said Mr Mwamba commenced a petition challenging his expulsion from the PF which did not preclude Dr Matibini from delivering his reserved ruling on a point of order raised by Minister of Home Affairs Davis Mwila in Parliament when he wanted to know whether it was in order for Mr Mwamba to continue being an MP when he had joined the opposition party.
“Having already delivered his ruling and declared the seat vacant, there is absolutely nothing for this honourable court to stay,” Ms Mbewe said.
In his application, Mr Mwamba said he already had a pending matter in the courts of law regarding his membership in the Patriotic Front (PF).
He said Dr Matibini’s decision to declare his seat vacant should have come after the outcome of this petition.
Mr Mwamba contended that Dr Matibini should have properly ruled over the issue of whether his Parliamentary seat was to become vacant after the determination by the High Court over his membership.
Mr Mwamba’s seat was declared vacant on July 28 by Dr Matibini following his decision to join the UPND and his subsequent appointment as vice-president for administration.
THE Zambia Wildlife Authority (ZAWA) wishes to clear the atmosphere created by Mushingashi Conservancy management that thirty (30) elephants have been lost over the past six (6) months without the Authority’s support. It must be noted first and foremost that Mushingashi Conservancy is a private wildlife estate in the Mumbwa District of the Republic of Zambia who are tasked to look after game animals resident on their property for and on behalf of the State since it borders the Kafue National Park. ZAWA’s mandate is to look after the public wildlife estate that comprises National Parks, Game Management Areas and open areas with wildlife where there are no private sector partners.
ZAWA is fully aware of the scourge of elephant poaching which has hit the African continent and ZAWA has positioned itself to respond to this scourge even with the minimal resources available to it. ZAWA takes elephant poaching reports seriously and that is why ZAWA responds to incidences of poaching once a report is made even despite the fact that some reports come from private wildlife estates. It is therefore expected that any elephant poaching incidents on open game ranches such as Mushingashi Conservancy are supposed to be reported to ZAWA immediately so that law enforcement activities are reinforced to prevent further poaching.
ZAWA is left wondering why an area which has such facilities claim to have lost so many elephants without reporting on time such incidences to our ZAWA Mumbwa office but opted to circulate pictures of carcasses on social media in a quest to appeal for funds for law enforcement on their game ranch without first reporting to ZAWA.
It is disappointing that Mushingashi Conservancy which is located approximately 60 km from our Mumbwa office and has radio communication, email, phone connectivity and vehicles has deliberately decided not to report to ZAWA on the poaching incidences on their game ranch when they are required by law to do so. Further, Mushingashi Conservancy boasts to have seventy (70) scouts equipped with radio communication and equipment needed to fight poaching. ZAWA is left wondering why an area which has such facilities claim to have lost so many elephants without reporting on time such incidences to our ZAWA Mumbwa office but opted to circulate pictures of carcasses on social media in a quest to appeal for funds for law enforcement on their game ranch without first reporting to ZAWA.
We are aware that Mushingashi Conservancy is having financial challenges and are failing to support law enforcement operations on their game ranch. And this is the reason why ZAWA has now opened a wildlife police camp on Mushingashi Conservancy to contain the poaching on this private game ranch which borders the northern part of the Kafue National Park.
ZAWA would like to caution management at Mushingashi Conservancy to conduct its operations in a proper manner without bringing the name of ZAWA into odium, disrepute and ridicule. Therefore, Mushingashi Conservancy should not blame ZAWA for its shortcomings and its failure to adequately provide security for the wildlife found on their property.
As a result of this crisis at Mushingashi Conservancy and in the interest of good game management, ZAWA shall not issue any further resident or non-resident hunting licences to Mushingashi Conservancy until such a time that Mushingashi shows capacity to manage its own affairs.
Sakabilo Kalembwe (Zacks) Public Relations Officer
