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Power Dynamos Skipper Joseph Sitali has declared his side ready to face city rivals Nkana in Saturday’s Kitwe derby.
The first leg fixture in April in a Week 2 match ended goalless at Nkana Stadium in Wusakile.
Sitali said Power has prepared adequately for the week 17 encounter and predicted that the memorable derby will be tough.
“I think the game will be tough but going by our preparations, we are ready for them (Nkana)”, the midfielder said.
The Arthur Davies outfit goes into Saturday’s game sitting second on the Super League table with 31 points in 16 games while Nkana are seventh on the log after week 16 matches played last weekend.
Nkana last beat Power in 2003 at Arthur Davies via a solitary goal inked by former international Frazer Kamwandi.
LUSAKA lawyer Sakwiba Sikota has said the Patriotic Front (PF) is wasting time by attempting to block President Rupiah Banda’s candidature because the question of the parentage of a presidential candidate was resolved in both the late second president Frederick Chiluba’s petition and the case against first president Kenneth Kaunda.
And another lawyer, Mwangala Zaloumis said the on-going debate on whether President Banda qualified to contest the presidency on account of the nationality of his parents was a waste of time.??Mr Sikota, who was one of the attorneys in the presidential petition of 1996 against Dr?Chiluba’s parentage, said the PF and Mr Sata, who were engaging in unfruitful debates not benefitting the people, had demonstrated that they were not prepared to run Zambia.
Referring to the case of Akashambatwa Mbikusita-Lewanika, Hicuunga Evaristo Kambaila, Dean Namulya Mung’omba, Sebastian Saizi Zulu, Jennifer Mwaba Phiri versus Frederick Titus Jacob Chiluba, Mr Sikota said the PF was “running into a blind alley” over the parentage issue.
“We would like to advise the PF to consult with lawyers that were involved in the presidential petition of 1996, which included questions over late Dr Chiluba’s parentage.
“The lawyers are Professor Patrick Mvunga SC, Hon Sakwiba Sikota SC, Nellie Mutti, Erick Silwamba SC, and Vincent Malambo SC. All these men can confirm that it is a waste of time for the PF to ask the Law Association of Zambia (LAZ) to look into the matter,” he said.
He advised the opposition party to look at the judgment passed by the Supreme Court during the petition on late Dr Chiluba’s parentage which he said would clearly show them?that they were diverting from real issues and engaging in unfruitful debates.
Mr Sikota said the case showed that had Dr Kaunda presented himself as a candidate in the 1996 presidential elections, he would not have been barred.
He said the Zambian judiciary also stopped the proposed deportation of Dr Kaunda relying on the case of the election petition.
According to the Supreme Court in the their judgment in the Chiluba petition, “the parentage qualification for election as president introduced into the Constitution of Zambia 1991 by the amendment in 1996 poses a number of difficulties apparently without solution.
“There was, for example, the question of whether the reference was to legitimate or biological parentage and whether adoptive parentage was included.
“The PF are, therefore, running into a blind alley over this parentage issue. It is a diversion much like the ‘Lunatic Right Fringe’ in the United States of America who tried to stop the candidature of Barack Obama over his birth place when they realised he was too powerful an opponent to beat at the polls,” he said.
On the issue of asking international organisations to intervene, Mr Sikota said international law required that one exhausted the domestic avenues of redressing any grievances.
He said the Constitution provided in Article 41 that all matters relating to the election of a presidential candidate should be heard by the full bench of the Supreme Court.
“The Supreme Court has stated that these issues can only be raised after an election has been held.
“The PF are, therefore, free to raise any issues they may wish to do relating to the presidential elections after they have lost the elections. For now they would be best served?to concentrate on the campaign rather than treading down the path of blind alley,” he said.
Mr Sikota, who is also United Liberal Party president, said the PF leaders were clearly showing that they were not ready to run the country.
He said the PF leaders were engaging in unfruitful debates to hide their inadequacies and lack of a development agenda for Zambia.
“Mr Sata and the PF should not be afraid to meet Mr Banda in the presidential elections field of 2011.
“We call upon Mr Sata and the PF to emulate more serious opposition political parties such as the United Party for National Development, Heritage Party, Alliance for Democracy and Development and UNIP who have not resorted to running away from real issues and raising unfruitful debates.
“For many years now there have been questions about Mr Sata’s true identity. We have heard some people suggest that he comes from Tanzania, while others have equally said that his parents come from Malawi, but at no time has any serious political party wasted time on a useless debate of where Mr Sata actually comes from,” he said
He said with less than 60 days before the elections, Zambians expected the PF leaders to spend their energies on telling the people about Mr Sata’s ‘90-day wonder’.
And another Lusaka-based lawyer, Ms Zaloumis said the on-going debate on whether President Banda qualified to contest the presidency on account of the nationality of his parents was a waste of time because the matter was long settled in the Chiluba versus Akashambatwa Mbikusita-Lewanika 1996 presidential election petition.
Ms Zaloumis, who is former spokesperson of the National Constitutional Conference (NCC), said she was part of the team of lawyers that petitioned the Supreme Court to prevent Dr Chiluba from running for presidency on behalf of Mr Mbikusita-Lewanika.
Ms Zaloumis said the African Union also had recommendations that Zambia should amend the laws that barred people whose parents were of foreign origin from running for the presidency and described the clause in the current Constitution as undemocratic.
She said the ruling was that anyone who was in Zambia at the time of independence qualified to contest the presidency, adding that the allegation that President Banda made a false declaration that his father was born in Zambia was mere hearsay.
Ms Zaloumis said there were lawyers in all the political parties in the country and wondered why they had failed to advise their respective leaders and clients.
She said lawyers had a duty to read old judgments and rulings on controversial matters to give guidance to the nation and reduce tension.
Ms Zaloumis said the debate was diverting attention from real issues which the presidential candidates should have been addressing instead of personalities.
She said political leaders should not use old methods of frustrating their competitors out of contests especially that Zambia was a democracy.
Meanwhile, former NCC chairperson of the governance and human rights committee, Stanley Mhango said the behaviour of Mr Sata on the candidature of President Banda showed that the PF boycotted the NCC to maintain the 1996 dictatorial Constitution that barred some people from aspiring for presidency.
He said Mr Sata was aware that the presidential clause that barred people whose parents were born outside Zambia from contesting was removed from the draft Constitution but accepted the decision by his Members of Parliament to walk out of Parliament as a strategic reason so that the old Constitution could remain in force.
Mr Mhango wondered what type of a leader Mr Sata would make if he could mount such a campaign against his fellow citizens in order to win power.
He commended the United Party for National Development for not supporting such views.
Opposition Patriotic Front (PF) secretary general Wynter Kabimba on Wednesday sued the Attorney General, Major Kachingwe and the Electoral Commission of Zambia (ECZ), claiming that the ruling party could not by law sponsor President Banda because his parents were not Zambian citizens.And High Court Judge-in-Charge Jane Kabuka set today as the date for inter-parte hearing on the matter.
The Attorney General was sued in his representative capacity pursuant to the provisions of the State Proceedings Act of the Laws of Zambia.
President Banda is being represented by Messrs Mvunga and Associates, SNB Legal Practitioners, Eric Silwamba and Company, and George Kunda and Company.
Mr Silwamba said civil procedure that was being sought through the High Court was wanting in jurisdiction because it was premature on any law relating to the election of president.
He said the High Court judicature for Zambia was wanting in jurisdiction as any question which may arise as to whether any provision of the Constitution of Zambia, Chapter 1, Volume 1 of the Laws of Zambia or any law relating to the election of the president had been complied with should be referred to and determined by the full bench of the Supreme Court of Zambia, pursuant to the provisions of Article 41 of the Constitution.
And Attorney General Abyudi Shonga said the move taken by PF through the use of a writ of summons was a wrong mode, adding that the court could be moved by way of petition.
Mr Shonga said he was aware that both the Constitution and the Electoral Act number 12 of 2006 provided for the manner in which any question which may arise as to whether any provision of the
Constitution or any other law relating to election of a president had been complied with maybe brought before the court.
ECZ director Priscilla Isaac said the commission was improperly joined to the proceedings as it was not a body corporate capable of suing or being sued in its corporate name.
Ms Isaac said according to the provisions of the State Proceedings Act, the correct party to be sued was the attorney general.
In this case, Mr Kabimba is claiming a declaratory judgment or order that the parents of President Banda were not citizens of Zambia by birth and that the MMD could by law not sponsor him as a presidential candidate in the 2011 presidential and general elections to be held on September 20.
And Lawyers representing President Rupiah Banda in a matter in which he has been taken to court by the Patriotic Front (PF) over his parentage have described civil proceedings by the opposition party as totally misconceived and irregular.
They have argued that the PF claim could not be used to halt the nomination of President Banda as a presidential candidate in this year’s elections.
Lusaka lawyer Eric Silwamba said the civil proceedings instituted by the PF and the act to join MMD national secretary Richard Kachingwe to the matter was incompetent and a wrong mode which could not be heard by the High Court.
He said the matter should be referred to and determined by the full bench of Supreme Court pursuant to the provisions of Article 41 of the Constitution of Zambia.
According to a notice of intention to raise preliminary issues filed before the court yesterday, Mr Silwamba said the civil proceedings instituted by the PF were a wrong and premature way of challenging the appointment of President Banda.
He said the matter could only be commenced after the presidential election had been conducted and the president sworn into office.
Mr Silwamba submitted that the originating process commenced by PF through a writ of summons was a wrong mode to impugn the qualification of election to the office of president as stipulated by Article 34 of the Constitution of Zambia, chapter 1 of the laws of Zambia as read with provisions of sections 20 and 21 of the Electoral Act number 12 of 2006.
The ruling Movement for Multi-party Democracy (MMD) says it is illogical for anyone to suggest that the party should find a replacement for President Rupiah Banda as presidential candidate in the forthcoming general elections.
MMD Deputy National Secretary Chembe Nyangu says there is no point for the party to take such a step as President Banda was legally adopted and endorsed by the convention which is the highest decision making body of the party.
Mr. Nyangu says it is worrisome that the opposition Patriotic Front has started coming up with gimmicks when it has realized that it has already lost the elections to the MMD.
In an interview with QFM, Mr. Nyangu has accused the PF of trying to find a weaker candidate to face in the forthcoming general election as it has realized that president Banda is a saleable and winning candidate.
The MMD deputy national secretary says the MMD will remain steadfast and will not to give the PF any chance by bowing to its demands.
Recently, the opposition Patriotic front advised the MMD to find a replacement for president Banda as presidential candidate for the forthcoming elections noting that president Banda is not eligible to stand for presidency as his parentage is questionable.
And The Civil society Election Coalition 2011 says justice should prevail on the concerns raised on the eligibility of president Rupiah Banda to stand in this year’s election.
CSEC 2011 representative Lee Habasonda says the coalition will follow the matter with the interest it deserves because it borders on the republican constitution.
Mr. Habasonda adds that the judiciary should ensure that the eligibility of the republican president in the forthcoming election is treated with the seriousness it deserves.
In an interview, Mr. Habasonda adds that the issues surrounding president Rupiah Banda%u2019s parentage should not compromise the holding of free and elections.
He further states that the coalition wants to see Zambia hold free and fair elections without any pending issues.
Electoral Commission of Zambia Director Priscilla Isaacs
“For God’s sake we are not printing raffle tickets where you can just look at the sample. These are ballot papers for presidential, parliamentary and local government elections. Mr Mulongoti is a liar, but he must not cheat people,”
These are the words uttered by ECZ director Priscilla Isaacs. Ms Isaacs said that former minister of Works and Supply Mike Mulongoti is not telling the truth by claiming that Government Printers has the capacity to print ballot papers because they managed to print some samples of ballot papers.
Ms Isaacs said in an interview in Lusaka yesterday that printing ballot papers could only be done on a machine that had capacity to print and package them in specified numbers of bundles.
Ms Isaac reminded Zambians that all political party representatives were invited to witness the printing of ballot papers in 2001 and spent three nights waiting for the institution to print but it failed.
She said ECZ had asked for a firm with a machine that could print, sort out, arrange and package in booklet form, and the decision was made in consultation with all political stakeholders.
Ms Isaac said she was surprised that Mr Mulongoti was raising issues which he was aware about and urged him to stop misleading the people of Zambia.
“For God’s sake we are not printing raffle tickets where you can just look at the sample. These are ballot papers for presidential, parliamentary and local government elections. Mr Mulongoti is a liar, but he must not cheat people,” she said.
Ms Isaac said machinery at Government Printers lacked components to package and would have required a lot of manual work.
She said the same people opposing ECZ would have been complaining if such a decision was made.
She said information about the lack of capacity at the Government printing department was issued by the firm and Mr Mulongoti when he was minister and not ECZ.
Mrs Isaac said the decision to print ballot papers in South Africa was communicated in a formal meeting with representatives of political parties.
Health authorities in Nakonde district, Northern province have expressed concern over the increased cases of abortions and fire related accidents in the border town.
Nakonde District Medical Officer Mike Chisha said the district has in the recent past recorded an increase in the cases of abortions.
Dr. Chisha said fire related accidents have also risen in the district adding that trauma has become one of the top 10 causes of mortality and morbidity in Nakonde.
He pointed out that most of these trauma cases are as a result of road traffic accidents along the Great North Road.
Dr. Chisha was speaking in Nakonde during the commissioning of a highway ambulance valued at over K100 million.
The ambulance has been donated by the Japanese government to the Ministry of Local Government and Housing.
He expressed optimism that the commissioning of the highway ambulance would greatly reduce the mortality and morbidity rates in Nakonde because there would be quick response in reaching accident victims and taking them to the nearest health facilities.
And Nakonde District Council Secretary, Francis Nkhoma, said Nakonde district frequently records accidents and loss of lives due to the influx of the travelling public.
Mr. Nkhoma said big trucks have also contributed to the accidents in the border town because of their busy schedule of transporting goods.
He said the ambulance will exclusively be used for the intended purpose and urged the fire officers to take extra care of the vehicle by avoiding any unnecessary movements.
He also appealed to the residents of Nakonde district to open up roads for the fire tender and the ambulance so that these two vehicles can easily access various residential areas in order to serve lives.
And Zambia Red Cross Society provincial president Simon Zyambo said the commissioning of the highway ambulance gives a relief to his organization.
Mr. Zyambo said the Red Cross Society in Nakonde will now work with the local authority in training more volunteers in first aid.
Nakonde district, which established its Fire Brigade in 2007, is the only one in Northern Province that has received a highway ambulance.
The ambulance commissioning ceremony was also attended by several heads of government departments, non governmental organisations (NGOs), civil societies and parastatal organisations.
Former Finance Bank Board Chairman, Rajan Mahtani has undergone surgery for his heart ailment at a South African hospital.
Dr Mahtani’s daughter, Sabrina has confirmed the development saying an emergency coronary bypass operation was done today.
The former Finance bank board chairman was evacuated to South Africa’s Milpark Hospital on the night of Saturday, 30th July 2011.
Dr Mahtani had earlier been taken ill for a suspected cardiac arrest on the night of Friday, 29th July before he was admitted to Care for Business hospital.
Meanwhile, Dr Mahtani’s daughter, Sabrina has bemoaned the various court cases he faces describing them as politically motivated.
Nkana coach Linos Makwaza has said he has ample firepower ahead of Saturday’s derby away to Power Dynamos despite the absence of teenage sensation Reynold Kampamba.
Kampamba is currently away in South Africa attending a 2-week trial at SuperSport United together with Rabby Lwambula whom Nkana loaned to Zanaco in the first half of this season.
“Yes he is not available but we have enough firepower and we are ready for Power,” Makwaza said.
Kampamba is Nkana’s second highest scorer this season with fives goal, one less than their top scorer Evans Kangwa who will be available for their big Kitwe derby at Arthur Davies stadium this weekend.
The first leg meeting in April in a Week 2 game finished scoreless across the road in Wusakile.
Meanwhile, Nkana are without a win against Power since October 2003 when they beat their hosts at Arthur Davies 1-0 through a lone goal scored by their ex-goal machine Frazer Kamwandi.
MTN/FAZ Super Divsion
30/07/20111
Week 16
Roan United 3(Tom Bakala 15″, Joseph Sakala 34″, Focus Sinkamba 75″)-Forest Rangers 2(Zebron Njobvu 54″, Nasha Kaya 90″)
Kabwe Warriors 1 (Mundia Makokwa 39″)-Zesco United 0
The Electoral Commission of Zambia has extended the period for filling of nominations for Presidential candidates by two days.
The nomination for aspiring Presidential candidates which was initially supposed to close on August 10 has been extended to August 12 due the high number of aspiring candidates.
But ECZ will not extend the nomination timetable for parliamentary and local government elections which will be held on Friday August 12.
Electoral Commission of Zambia Chairperson Ireen Mambilima disclosed this when she met Civil Society Organisations at the Mulungushi International Conference Centre in Lusaka on Thursday.
Justice Mambilima says the schedule for filing of nominations was arrived at following consultations with all aspiring candidates yesterday.
According to the schedule, 17 presidential candidates are expected to contest for the Republican Presidency on September 20.
The lodging of nominations will start on Sunday August 7 with UNIP, FDD and Zambians for Empowerment and Development presidential candidates filing their nominations.
The nominations will be lodged at the Supreme Court before returning officer and Chief Justice Ernest Sakala.
On Monday August 8, the National Restoration Party, the UPND and the National Movement for Progress will lodge nominations while the National Revolution Party, Patriotic Front and the Alliance for Democracy and Development will lodge their nominations on Tuesday August 9.
MMD’s President Banda, the People’s Redemption Party and the Zambia Direct Democracy Movement will file nomination papers on Wednesday August 10.
The Heritage party, the United Nationalist Party and the Zambian Conservative Party will file their nominations on Thursday August 11.
The lodging of nomination papers will close on Friday August 12 with Zambia Progressive Party and the Revolutionary Communist party lodging nominations for their aspiring presidential candidates.
But the Electoral Commission of Zambia will not extend the nomination timetable for parliamentary and local government elections which will be held on Friday August 12.
Commission Chairperson Justice Mambilima announced in Lusaka in meeting on Thursday with Civil society Organizations.
And ECZ Director, Priscilla Isaac has re-iterated that the printing of ballot papers will be done in South Africa because Zambia has no capacity.
Government printers needs about K46 billion capital injection to undertake the exercise.
Ms Isaac says the Commission tendered for the printing of ballot papers from March to April and no Zambian printing firm applied.
She said only foreign companies tendered bids for the exercise.
Seventeen presidential candidates are expected to contest this year’s presidential election.
This is according to a drawn up timetable for the filing of presidential nominations released to QFM by the Electoral Commission of Zambia.
The filing of presidential nominations will commence on Sunday 7th August up to 12th August, 2011.
ECZ Public Relations Manager Cris Akufuna says in a statement that this follows consultations with aspiring presidential candidates yesterday.
Mr. Akufuna says aspiring presidential candidates will lodge their nominations papers at the Supreme Court before the Chief Justice who is the returning officer.
He says the Forum for Democracy and Development (FDD) presidential candidate will be first to file nominations together with presidential candidates from UNIP and Zambians for Empowerment and Development (ZED) on 7th August.
On Monday, 8th August presidential candidates from the UPND, NAREP and National Movement for Progress will file nominations, while on Tuesday 9th August candidates from the Patriotic Front (PF, National Revolution party (NRP),and Alliance for Democracy and Development, (ADD) will lodge their nominations.
Presidential candidates from the MMD, People’s Redemption Party (PRP)and Zambia Direct Democracy Movement (ZDM) will file nominations on Wednesday 10th August,with those from the Heritage party, United Nationalists Party and the Zambian Conservative Party filing nominations on Thursday, 11th August.
Candidates from the Zambia Progressive Party (ZPP) and Revolutionary Communist Party RCP) will complete the nomination process on Friday, 12th August, 2011.
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Mighty Mufulira Wanderers Secretary Josphat Sekwila says the legendary club have a bright chance of bouncing back to the Super League.
Wanderers are second on the Division 1 North table with 32 points from 18 games and remain unbeaten after week 19 games played during the Farmers Day long-weekend.
“Chances of us (Wanderers) wining promotion to the Super League have remained bright. So far our performance in the league has not been bad. As you may know we have never lost a game this season,” Sekwila said.
He added that the Shinde outfit targets to win the next three games to consolidate their grip on leaders Indeni, after recording three consecutive draws in 8 days.
“It is dangerous to be recording draws, we want to win at least three or for games to be more comfortable,” declare Sekwila.
And Wanderers Coach John Chellah’s Assistant Moses Kashimoto says it would be memorable for Mighty to win promotion to the elite league this season.
Kashimoto a former Wanderers player added:” Hard work would help us to realize our dream of wining promotion. It would be good for us to win promotion for our supporters”.
Frederick Moonga Chinza, from Kabwe, has won a once-in-a-lifetime trip to meet singer, songwriter and philanthrophist, Alicia Keys, in New York City, thanks to MTV Base and MTN.
Frederick, a 27 year old secondary school biology teacher, won the all-expenses-paid trip after participating in the pan-African MTV Base Meets…With MTN contest in which MTV and MTN asked young Africans to indicate what important questions they would like to ask Ms Keys.
“MTN Zambia is ecstatic that one of our loyal customers was selected among thousands of entries to win a fully paid trip to New York to meet International singing sensation, Alicia Keyes. At MTN Zambia we believe in continuously providing our customers with World Class experiences, and obviously this occasion stands out as an exceptional one” says MTN Zambia Chief Marketing Officer, Ernst Fonternel.
Frederick will travel to New York City on 10th August 2011 to meet with Alicia Keys and to participate in the final episode of the current series of MTV Base Meets…with MTN – the TV programme and youth empowerment initiative that hooks up young Africans with influential business, political and cultural leaders.
A delighted Frederick said, “This is the most exciting day of my life – I am trembling all over. It is a dream come true for me. I cannot believe I will be going to New York to meet an icon like Alicia Keys – I am a huge fan! Thanks to MTN and MTV for making this possible!”
The episode of MTV Base Meets Alicia Keys with MTN, featuring Frederick on the questioning panel, will premiere across Africa on MTV Base (DSTV channel 322) on 5 September 2011 and on terrestrial channels STV (Nigeria), Muvi TV (Zambia), Clouds TV (Tanzania), WBS (Uganda), Canal 2 (Cameroon), TV3 (Ghana) and NTV (Kenya).
ASTREA Investment Zambia Limited (AIZL) has completed a bankable feasibility study to construct a US$20 million modern quick lime plant in Ndola.
The company will create 300 jobs during the construction period and a hundred permanent jobs upon completion.
Astrea Investment managing director Antonio Ventrigilia said in Ndola yesterday that the project will be funded by the European Investment Bank.
Mr Ventrigilia said the company is in the process of finalising the environmental impact assessment report.
“Hopefully we shall be given the license by to Zambia Environmental Management Agency in the next quarter,” he said.
Astrea will be the second company to break the monopoly in lime production in Zambia from Ndola Lime company.
Mr Ventrigilia said the company will implement the project to be situated on the Ndola-Kabwe high way within 14 months.
He said Astrea will start effective production in the last quarter of 2012.
Mr Ventrigilia said the investment is due to the good economic policies implemented by President Banda.
Mr Ventrigilia said during the constriction period 300 jobs will be created and a hundred permanent jobs will be created upon completion of the modern quick lime plant.
He said the company has since been given consent by senior Chief Chiwala for land in his chiefdom.
Mr Ventrigilia said the quick lime plant will meet all environmental standards and shall ensure that the quality meet the requirement of the copper and cobalt producers on the Copperbelt and Katanga provinces in Zambia and Democratic Republic of Congo respectively.
He said the company will ensure that the lime production sector becomes competitive and meets the high demand for the commodity in the country.
“We want to be part and parcel of the growing economy of the country by playing a role in the growth of the lime industry,” he said.
He said consumers should be given a choice by having various brands of lime on the local market.
GOVERNMENT intends to introduce K360 thousand as border security fee (BSF) to be levied on vehicles entering the country.
The proposed fee will be administered by the Zambia Revenue Authority (ZRA) following the installation of equipment at borders to secure revenues and security of incoming goods.
Deputy commissioner of customs service division Mambwe Kaenga said the proposed border fee is associated with government’s policy of reducing the cost of doing business in the country.
Mr Kaenga was speaking at a ZRA consultative meeting on introduction of the BSF held at Golfview Hotel.
“Equipment has been installed at our borders to secure both revenues and security of our country and goods. There is an urgent need to ensure that measures are sustained,” he said.
He said it is in this vein, that government intends to introduce the Border Security Fee of 2000 amounting to K360,000 per vehicle which is proposed to be administered by ZRA.
He said Government in conjunction with the Chinese government procured equipment which will be used to scan vehicles and is in the process of deploying them to other border posts.
“Government procured eight high energy scanners which will be installed at almost all our entry points including Chirundu, Kasumbalesa and we are in the process of deploy others in Kapiri Mposhi for the train,” he said.
He said the proposed payment procedures will entail that customs officers at the entry gate shall record the information captured on a gate pass; registration numbers and engine or chassis number for newly imported vehicles.
“Digital imaging will be taken for all vehicles and the driver shall proceed to make payments to the cashier for the security fee ,” he said, adding that this will be after border formalities.
He said certain clients will be exempted from paying the BSF adding that certificates will provided to clearly indicate they have been exempted.
“Exemptions will be made on diplomatic missions, passenger transport, tourist vehicles, and certificates will be given to drivers at the exit gate,” he said.
And ZRA acting commissioner general Priscilla Banda said Government through the Ministry of Finance and National Planning has enormously helped ZRA in acquisition of equipment, infrastructure, and other innovative systems.
“On behalf of ZRA,, I would like to thank the government for its support especially in the acquisition of equipment,” she said.
