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Maureen interferred – Dora Siliya

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maureen2Communications and Transport Minister Dora Siliya has said former State House aide David Kombe told her that former first lady Maureen Mwanawasa wanted the ministry to favorably consider a specific firm for an e-governance tender.

Ms Siliya told the tribunal probing her conduct that Mr Kombe who claimed to be Mrs Mwanawasa’s emissary had consistently asked her and other officials in the ministry to consider ZTE which was not one of the companies short-listed for the e-governance tender.

Ms Siliya, in her defence had on Monday alluded to the fact that her ministry was in the past considered to be corrupt because an official from State House had interfered with a tender on e-governance at the ministry.

At this point, the petitioner’s lawyer Bonaventure Mutale said the official should be named but Ms Siliya’s lawyer Eric Silwamba objected saying such names could only be revealed in camera.

But yesterday when defence resumed, chairperson of the tribunal, Supreme Court Judge Dennis Chirwa said the name of the State House official should be revealed because he could not be protected like a whistle-blower.

The minister is alleged to have unilaterally cancelled a duly awarded contract by the Zambian National Tender Board (ZNTB) for the supply, installation and commissioning of Air Traffic Management Surveillance Radar Systems at Lusaka and Livingstone airports.

She is also alleged to have awarded RP Capital Partners a US$2-million contract to value Zamtel assets disregarding legal advice from the attorney general and in the last allegation she is said to have abused constituency development funds (CDFs) in Petauke.

In her explanation yesterday, Ms Siliya named the official from State House as Mr Kombe who in the first instance went to her home and said that a Chinese company, ZTE, should be considered on the e-governance tender.

The minister said that although Mr Kombe, who was chief analyst for Press and public relations, maintained that he was sent by the former first lady, she never confirmed if he was an emissary of Mrs Mwanawasa.

She said ZTE was not among the six companies that were earlier short-listed for the tender but Mr Kombe told her that it was important to consider the company and once that was done, she would be well-looked after.

The same company after re-evaluation of the tender ended up being the preferred company and the one that was chosen earlier, Hua Wei was placed at the bottom of the list.

“He also made reference to the former first lady, Maureen Mwanawasa that she was a friend to ZTE, making it sound like the issue was above him,” she said.

She said when she told Mr Kombe that she was new at the ministry and was not aware of the tender in question, he still made follow-ups by phone.

She said the then permanent secretary Eustern Mambwe and director of procurement Isaac Mukupa also admitted having been under intense pressure from Mr Kombe over the same matter.

In her continued defence, she said that she signed the memorandum of understanding (MoU) with RP Capital Partners of Caymans Island with the blessings of the solicitor general.

She said when she signed the MoU on December 22, 2008, consultations with the attorney general continued, leading to the signing of another MoU on January 9, 2009.

“We signed another agreement this year because even when we signed the first one in December, 2008 we continued to consult because we wanted to have a clearer role of the Zambia Development Agency (ZDA) in the evaluation of Zamtel assets,” she said.

She said when the solicitor general wrote to Ms Siliya making suggestions, she instructed the permanent secretary and the director of communications to consider the advice when signing the MoU.

She said then a meeting was held with Commerce, Trade and Industry Minister Felix Mutati, Zamtel board chairman, and RP Capital Partners officials while the minister of Finance sent apologies.

The meeting was held with a view of coming up with a joint Cabinet memorandum and to explain problems Zamtel was facing before seeking advice on the partial privatisation.

In cross-examination by Mr Mutale, she said that RP Capital Partners was the only company that came up with an offer to value Zamtel assets which the ministry was interested in.

Ms Siliya said from August 2008, the issue of Zamtel came up several times in Parliament while several Press queries were also received and a number of companies expressed interest to buy the company or partly the Cell Z.

“Other than the outright purchase of shares in Zamtel, towards the end of September, RP Capital Partners presented a different proposal of evaluation which met our agenda at the time,” she said.

On the Petauke allegation, she said that she had advanced K12.5 million to the council for the drilling of two boreholes before the CDF was disbursed.

She said on October 29, 2008, she was approached by several women in her constituency who complained of water shortage because two pumps had broken down.
She said when she asked the council secretary, Boyd Mboyi on the state of affairs she was told that there was a problem of water and the CDF had not been released.

“After meeting Mr Mboyi and the council chairman Osman Musa, they told me that a water department drilling machine was in Petauke and the officers were only asking for an advance to sink the boreholes,” she said.

The minister said that since she was going back to Lusaka and she only had K7 million, she gave Mr Mboyi K6 million with an assurance that she would add another K6.5 million when she returned to Lusaka. The hearing continues.
[Times of Zambia]

Copper to boost Kwacha power

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THE Bank of Zambia (BOZ) says the Kwacha is likely to record significant appreciation in view of the copper prices that have started rising.

BOZ governor, Caleb Fundanga, said this at a media briefing in Lusaka yesterday.

Dr Fundanga also reiterated the Central Bank’s ban of commercial banks from short term lending of huge sums of money to off shore borrowers for not more than one year to curb volatility in the exchange rate market.

He said of late, some foreigners could borrow as high as K100 billion payable within seven days at high interest rate which they used to buy the dollar and later sold the same on the Zambian exchange market.
Dr Fundanga said this was creating speculation and volatility in the Zambian exchange market.

He, however, said the country’s economic outlook was brighter especially with the copper prices that had started increasing and the anticipated rise in production of the commodity with the opening of Lumwana Mine.

Dr Fundanga said if inflation continued to lower like had been the case over the past two months, the central bank foresaw a 10 per cent target being met by June this year.

The annual inflation rate rose to 16.6 per cent in December last year due to the increase in food and non-food inflation, reflecting low maize supply and cereals coupled with high production costs of processed food items.

However, inflation levels slowed down to 16 per cent in January this year and further to 14 per cent last month.

Dr Fundanga attributed the decrease in inflation levels over the past two months to a decline in food inflation owing to the Food Reserve Agency’s subsidies and stable fuel prices.

He said the interest rates were market determined and were not fixed by the central bank.
Dr Fundanga said the central bank had seen a reduction in foreign reserves from over US$1 billion early last year to below US$900 million.

He said this was because the central bank was now doing more of selling of the dollar compared with early last year when it was buying the foreign currency due to too much dollar supply on the market.

Dr Fundanga said Zambia recorded an overall balance of payments (BoP) deficit of US$144.5 million during the fourth quarter of last year compared with a deficit of US$120.6 million recorded the previous quarter.

“This was largely on account of unfavourable performance in the current account that outweighed the improvements recorded in the capital and financial account,” he said.

Dr Fundanga said, however, that on annual basis, the overall BoP position recorded a surplus of US$45.7 million which was 85.3 per cent lower than the US$310.5 million recorded in 2007.

He also said a statutory instrument on anti-dollarisation would soon be issued so that the central bank could deal with business institutions that quoted prices of their goods and services in dollar.

Dr Fundanga said Zambia was the only country where dollarisation had been tolerated and that time had come to act against the trend.
[Zambia Daily Mail]

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Two NGO’s calls for disbanding of Task force

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The Committee of Citizens (CC) and the Evangelical Youth Alliance (EYA) have called upon the government to disband the Task Force on Corruption now that the Anti-Corruption Commission would be the leading agency in the fight against corruption and other crimes in the country.

EYA President Moses Lungu and Committee of Citizens Gregory Chifire said this in a jointly signed statement made available to ZANIS in Lusaka today.

The duo who commended government for adopting and launching the National Anti-Corruption Policy (NACP) said immediate changes to the fight against corruption should be embarked upon immediately.

They said there were many issues that surrounded the Task Force adding that the body remained illegally in its operations.

Mr. Lungu and Mr. Chifire said the Chairman of the Task Force was made to exercise investigative and prosecution powers, functions that are mandated by the law to be exercise by Zambia Police (ZP), Anti Corruption Commission ( ACC) and the Drug Enforcement Commission (DEC).

And the duo have called for a comprehensive financial audit to be done in order to asses how millions of dollars provided by the government and other cooperating partners were spent.

“We strongly demand that the Auditor General (AG) audits the Anti-Corruption Fund (ACF), and account that belongs to the Task Force on corruption and held in a bank account in the United Kingdom (UK),’ the duo stated.

Mr. Lungu and Mr. Chifire have since demanded the for the prosecution of former Task Force Chairman Mark Chona for diverting funds as stated in the AG’s report for 2005.

The duo said the report indicates that the former Task Force Chairperson diverted the funds to unknown consultants.

They said the Audit Report also cites other serious irregularities surrounding the hire of private prosecutors and the contract that Mr. Chona signed without the consent and authority of the AG.

“We recognize that former DEC Commissioner Ryan Chitoba is also facing similar charges before the courts of law and there should be no discrimination or selection in matters of the law and the nation,” they said.

ZANIS/AJN/MKM/ENDS

Get your facts right first, Dr. Rodger Chongwe advised

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The Authentic Advocates for Justice and Democracy has advised Dr. Rodger Chongwe to get his facts right before making pronouncing through the press to avoid misleading the public.

In a document signed by AAID president John Longe and his publicity Secretary Josphat Changwe stated that the UNIP zero option was a document which existed in UNIP circles and the then Party President Kebby Musokotwane acknowledged the presence of the document which Dr. Chongwe wanted to attribute to Dr. Chiluba.

The due stated that Dr. Chongwe implied lack a sound relationship between Dr. Chiluba and the late President Mwanawasa but he should realize that the late president always invited Dr. Chiluba for International functions held in Zambia and that was the reason Dr. Chiluba attended the SADC Heads of States meeting on the Zimbabwean crisis in Lusaka.

They said there was nothing wrong for the current president to invite his predecessors for State functions as the matter was purely handled but protocol officers charged with the responsibility.

The two said Dr. Chongwe should remember that Suresh Desai and Yusuf Badat served in the Chiluba administration despite being Zambians of Asian origin.

They stated that even Dipak Patel went his way when he chose to stand as an independent for the Lusaka Central seat which had nothing to do with Dr. Chiluba as it was a personal choice.

The duo advised Dr. Chongwe to revisit his facts before going public so that he does not mislead and misinform the undiscerning members of the public over the Chiluba -Chongwe issues.

The Duo said the statements raised by Dr. Chongwe were motivated by hatred and aimed at sustaining a smear campaign to undermine the office of the second republican president.

ENDS/CN/CMM/PK/ZANIS

It is responsibility of UTH to burry unclaimed bodies – LCC

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The Lusaka City Council (LCC) has dismissed claims by some sectors of society that it was the council’s responsibility to bury unclaimed bodies.

Council Public Relations Manager said Chanda Makanta said it was the responsibility of the University Teaching Hospital ( UTH) and the Social Welfare.

Ms. Makanta told ZANIS in an interview in Lusaka today, that the council only provides labour, transport and identifying the piece of land or cemetery that could be used to bury the unclaimed bodies from hospital.

The Council Public Relations Manager said it was very unfortunate that some sectors of society think that the Local authority was responsible to bury unclaimed bodies.

Ms. Makanta urged those that think that it is the Council’s responsibility to bury unclaimed bodies to do their research well.

She has since said the Council was open to UTH if the health institution needed assistance in terms of provision of logistical support.

ZANIS/AJN/MKM/ENDS

BOZ acts to ease the impact of global financial crisis

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The Bank of Zambia (BoZ) has unveiled responses the country is taking to ease the impact of the prevailing global financial crisis on the Zambian economy.

Bank Governor Caleb Fundanga said at a quarterly media briefing today that the Bank of Zambia has significantly increased the supply of foreign exchange on the market.

Dr. Fundanga said, in the fourth quarter of last year, the central bank made a net sale of US$230.5 million to the interbank market.

He said the bank has also improved its information inflow by continuously interacting with banks for detailed information regarding foreign exchange transactions.

“The BoZ has also engaged major business entities to understand their expected foreign exchange requirements. This is necessary to ensure market constraints are addressed expeditiously.

He added that the bank has further engaged other regulatory authorities in an effort to stem the growing trend of dollarisation in the country, which he said would destroy the economy if left unchecked.

Dr. Fundanga said the Bank of Zambia has in the same vein issued directives to commercial banks, prohibiting the extension of loans and credits and the provision of other resources through the local currency, the Kwacha, to non residents.

“This measure is aimed at addressing volatility in the exchange rate of the Kwacha against major foreign currencies. In this regard, government is expected to issues a statutory instrument,” he explained.

The BoZ governor added that government has also put up some tax policy measures to respond to the effects of the global financial crisis, citing steps to maintain a prudent fiscal policy and continue to encourage investment in the economy among others.

He said these measures would support export diversification through interventions in the agriculture, tourism, and manufacturing sectors.

“To ease the adjustment to the external shock Zambia has experienced and support bank of Zambia’s ability to maintain orderly foreign exchange market conditions, cooperating partners have also made commitments to sustain and where possible augment the levels of financial support,” he said.

In another development, Dr. Fundanga today told journalists that the International Monetary Fund (IMF) mission visited Zambia in December 2008 to review the Poverty Reduction and Growth Facility (PRGF) programme which was approved in June of the same year.

He said the IMF mission and the Zambian authorities agreed on the macroeconomic targets for the medium term and structural measures for 2009.

“The mission observed that following an extended period robust expansion, economic growth in Zambia was slowing as a result of the global crisis,” he said.

Dr. Fundanga however said the IMF noted that Zambia’s strengthened macroeconomic position in the past few years had provided a solid basis from which to adjust to the weaker external environment.

He disclosed that the IMF mission also assured government that it was ready to provide substantial additional balance of payments support under the PRGF arrangement.

The Central bank Governor also observed that there were positive signs for the stability and improvement of the Zambian economy even in the midst of the global financial crisis.

He noted that the copper prices, which as at yesterday had reached slightly over US$4,000 per metric tonne of copper on the international metal market, would help cushion the Zambian economy.

He has since called for the creation of more initiatives such as encouraging exports of raw materials.

The global financial crisis originated in the United States of America through sub-prime mortgage market, which resulted into the global economic recession.

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Bosman Rules As Rangers Lose

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Nchanga Rangers’ appeal against their demotion looks to have received  a final knockout blow when on Tuesday, Faz decided today effected the Bosman ruling.

And Faz spokesman Emmanuel Munaile said that Rangers appeal against relegation will not be heard by the Faz council on April 18 during the associations annual general meeting.

“The executive committee of the Football Association of Zambia guided by Article 6 of the constitution has decided that the matter in which Nchanga FC have requested  be tabled before the Faz annual general meeting for the awarding of points in their dispute of the use of players from Chambishi FC will not be heard at the next Faz AGM to take place at the Mulungushi international conference Centre on April 18-19, 2009,” Munaile said.

“Article 6 of the Faz constitution states that the status of the players and the provisions for their transfer shall be regulated by the executive committee of the Faz in accordance with the current Fifa regulations for the status and transfer of players.

“Accordingly and in line with Faz and Fifa regulations and the Bosman Ruling of 1995 this therefore means that the league standings or provided for by the premier league organizing committee which have been approved by the executive committee for the 2008 season will stand and that Nchanga Rangers FC will this weekend of 28-29 march play in Division One north.

“The Faz council just like the Fifa congress is a policy making body which does not consider matters of a dispute nature as awarding of points and status of players.

“Matters of such nature have been given their relevant grievance and appellant procedures under the constitution and this is constituent with the Fifa statues.”

And so with this ruling Rangers are expected to make their lower league debut this Sunday with a Division One north Week 3 home match when they host early leaders and unbeaten Afrisports at Nchanga stadium in Chingola.

Rangers earlier won points in an appeal against Chambishi for using two unregistered players in a Week 16 league game last season that finished 0-0 at Chambishi Grounds on August 2.

The two players in question were former Rangers signees Gerald Bwalya and Stephen Sakala whom the Chingola club allegedly claim were still their players and not free agents.

This was despite the duo being fired in the first half of the 2008 season by Rangers who claimed that the Chingola club was still entitled to a transfer fee for players they had dismissed as they were still registered with them.

Rangers officially finish in 13th place on 35 points on the Premier Division table after losing two points off the 37 points they had won in their appeal, while Dynamos revert to 12th on 35 points but with a better goal difference to surivive the drop.

Bank of Zambia Governor supports 66% ZESCO electricity hike

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Bank of Zambia Governor Dr. Caleb Fundanga
Bank of Zambia Governor Dr. Caleb Fundanga

Bank of Zambia (BoZ) Governor, Caleb Fundanga has supported the proposal by the Zambia Electricity Supply Corporation (ZESCO) to increase electricity tariffs to up to 66 per cent by next month.

Dr. Fundanga said for the energy and electricity sector to attract significant investment, there was need to raise tariffs.

He said increasing tariffs would allow the expansion of electricity generation in the country, as it would attract private investment.

He explained that the proposal to increase tariffs by 66 per cent was one step towards exploiting the vast potential that Zambia has in electricity generation and make the sector profitable.

Dr. Fundanga further said, once Zambia increases electricity generation, she would export to South Africa, Namibia, Botswana and East Africa which have serious electricity deficits.

“If we do not increase the electricity tariffs, then forget about private investment in this sector,” he said.

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IIFWP to hold Global Peace Festival

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The Inter-religious and International Federation for World Peace/ Universal Peace Federation (IIFWP/UPF) Zambia Chapter has announced that they will be holding a global peace festival in Lusaka next month.

Speaking at a media briefing in Lusaka today, IIFWP/UPF Zambia Chapter Chairman General Malimba Masheke said the festival which will be held on 11th April will attract various people from all walks of life and from different locations around the globe.

Gen. Masheke was speaking during a press briefing in Lusaka today.

The General also announced that the IIFWP/UPF will be embarking on a number of cleaning projects around Lusaka.

He said the exercise will commence with the COMESA market.

General Masheke called on everyone to pledge support to the cleaning up project at COMESA market regardless of their status in society.

He said it was the duty of each and every citizen of Lusaka to see to it that surroundings are fit for human habitation.

ZANIS/MK/MKM/ENDS.

Senanga District Council appeals for urgent food relief

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Senanga District Council has appealed for urgent government assistance to alleviate the suffering of the people affected by the floods.

District Council Chairperson Charles Mutukwa said the district has like other parts of the province been severely affected by the floods that have displaced many households.

Mr. Mutukwa made the appeal during a full council meeting, which was informed that 17 wards in the district are in dire need of support.

Mr. Mutukwa has also appealed to the people still in the plains to move to higher grounds to prevent further calamities.

He said the district has been informed that the water levels would continue to rise in the district.

ZANIS/CC/MKM/ENDS.

CEG urges political parties to put aside self interest

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The Centre for Elections and Governance (CEG) Zambia, has appealed to the lead political parties in the country to put their differences aside and use the proposed national indaba as a platform to find solutions to the challenges that the nation is facing.

CEG trustee, Gershom Musonda, said in a statement released to ZANIS that there was need for the Movement for Multi-Party Democracy (MMD), United Party for National Development (UPND) and the Patriotic Front (PF) to take keen interest in the indaba and discuss national issues.

Mr. Musonda said the indaba would accord the citizens through their representatives an opportunity to express themselves and ensure that the government responded to their needs.

Mr. Musonda said the indaba would also give government an opportunity to explain how best it was trying to meet the aspirations of its citizens especially at a time when the country’s economic status was being threatened by the global financial crunch.

Mr. Musonda said issues such as the need to have electoral reforms and promotion of human rights among other things needed the input from the stakeholders to succeed.

He advised organizations and political parties against issuing negative statements about the proposed indaba.

He has however suggested that the meeting should be chaired by independent individuals for effective dialogue among the political parties and other stakeholders.

Mr. Musonda commended government for its intentions to hold the national indaba saying dialogue is cardinal in the democratic governance of the country.

ZANIS/MP/MKM/ENDS.

Renard Drops Tana From Egypt Game

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Herve Renard has dropped defender Elijah Tana from Zambia’s away 2010 World/Africa Cup, Group C qualifier against Egypt in Cairo this Sunday.

No reason has been given for Tana’s dropping in a shock turn of events and the news come just hours following an announcement at Tuesdays  Faz briefing that the veteran defender was due to join Zambia at its Johannesburg training camp tonight.    

Tana who recently signed for promoted Angolan club CR Caala has reportedly  not received any invitation to join the team in South Africa where the team is camped ahead of Thursdays departure for Cairo.

The defender also sat out on his last outing with Zambia in their 2-1 victory over Senegal in a 3rd and 4th playoff match played on March 7 in Abidjan during the inaugural CHAN tournament.

Meanwhile, midfielder Rainford Kalaba of Gil Vincente in Portugal and striker Fwayo Tembo of Etoile de Sahel in Tunisia join the team today while Power Dynamos defender Francis Kasonde has been drafted into the Zambia team after Hichani Himoonde of Zesco United pulled out of the squad following a bout of Malaria.

Defender Emmanuel Mbola who recently joined Armenian club  Pyunik Yerevan is expected to complete the roll of call-ups this evening.

The team will be trimmed from 23 to 20 at the end of Wednesday’s afternoons training session ahead of the sides departure for Cairo on Thursday evening from Johannesburg.

NAPSA owed K900bn

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napsaThe National Pensions Scheme Authority (NAPSA) has disclosed that institutions, both in the public and private sectors owe it about K900 billion Kwacha in unremitted contributions.

NAPSA director for contributions and Benefits, Yallard Kachinda, says that the failure to remit contributions by employers to the scheme has affected the operations of NAPSA.

Speaking in Siavonga today when he officiated at a NAPSA Employer/Employee education seminar, Mr Kachinda disclosed that despite having many organisations registered in its database, only a few of the institutions are complying with the obligations of the scheme.

Mr Kachinda added that this has been a major challenge to the scheme to pay and clear off all beneficiaries qualifying for NAPSA benefits.

He explained that there is need for organisations to comply with his organisation and ensure that they remit all the required contributions for the benefits of their employees.

He further urged all institutions to give correct and clear information about their employees, adding that this helps NAPSA to effectively disburse claim procession.

He pointed out that NAPSA has been facing challenges in allocating correct accounts for beneficiaries, hence taking time to process the funds.

Mr Kachinda has further called upon employers to work closely with NAPSA in ensuring that the contributions to their institutions reach the right offices.

He stressed that wokers can play a vital role in ensuring that the contributions are protected and be assured of getting benefits at the end of their working period.

And one of the seminar participants, Gernth Mewele, urged NAPSA to improve service delivery to the public.

Mr Mewele expressed concern with poor customer care especially at the front office at most NAPSA offices.

Mr Mewele said there is need for NAPSA to come up with good customer services if many employees are to feel free to report employers that did not want to comply with laid out rules.

He added that employers have been facing a lot of problems in accessing social security cards which he said it are important documents that contributors should have upon making their monthly contributions.

He further noted that it is for this reason that NAPSA should consider coming up with a new system that will protect the funds that are being remitted.

ZANIS/ENDS/MM/EB

Govt sign US$ 40 million for construction of state of the art medical centre

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Government has signed a US$40million investment agreement with Medi-Care International for the construction of a new medical centre in Lusaka.

Construction works of the project are still underway and work is expected to be completed in four months time.

Commerce, Trade and Industry Minister, Felix Mutati signed on behalf of the government while Medi-Care International Managing Director (MD) Andronikos Antonopoulos signed on behalf of Medi-Care International.

Mr. Mutati said the new Medi-Care medical centre was good investment in the country which should be supported by all as it would be very beneficial to all Zambians and Africa at large.

The Minister said once the New Medi-Care medical centre starts operating, there would be no need to continue flying patients abroad for medication and treatment of different diseases.

He said once fully operational, the new Medi-Care medical centre would have all the necessary equipment and machinery to treat patients.

Mr. Mutati also said the new Medi-Care medical centre would give an opportunity to medical personnel to be trained hence becoming more skilled.

The Minister who assured Medi-Care of government’s continued support until the construction works on the project were completed expressed happiness that such a medical centre would be the first one of its kind in Africa.

Meanwhile, Medi-Care International Managing Director Andronikos Antonopoulos thanked government for the support it has continued to render towards the construction of the new medical centre.

And Zambia Development Agency (ZDA) Board Chairman Luke Mbewe said ZDA was happy with such an investment in the health sector.

Mr. Mbewe urged other investors to consider investing in the health sector adding that once the new Medi-Care medical centre starts to operate it would benefit many Zambians.

The ZDA Board Chairman said funds towards the construction of the new Medi-Care were being utilized very well.

ZANIS/AJN/PC/MKM/ENDS

Kafue Gospel singers adopt 150 orphans

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kafue-gospel-singers The Kafue Gospel Singers (KGS) has adopted 150 Orphans and Vulnerable Children (OVCs) whom they are educating.

KGS Director George Chungu says his organisation is at the moment concentrating on advocating for bettering the lives of the vulnerable.

Mr. Chungu said his organisation has since initiated a supply of education teaching aid materials as well as the feeding programe for the 150 orphans.

Mr. Chungu revealed his organisation has partnered with the Churches Health Association (CHAZ) and Zambia Orphans of AIDS (ZOA – Zambia Chapter) in catering for the vulnerable children.

“As KGS, we are not only promoting music but also supplementing government efforts in key sectors like education by uplifting the welfare of OVCs and currently we are looking after 150 vulnerable children in Kafues surrounding compounds,” Mr. Chungu said.

Mr. Chungu described the escalating HIV/AIDS as a time bomb that will erupt very soon as evident from the increasing number of street kids from Zambia Compound, Kafue community and Soloboni areas.

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