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Immigration Dept. warns Zambian against aiding foreigners

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The Immigrations Department has appealed to members of the public to desist from assisting foreign nationals acquire national documents such as National Registration Cards, NRCs, and passports.

Immigrations Department Public Relations Officer, Mulako Mbangweta, said the act is a threat to national security.

Ms Mbangweta said the immigrations department, would soon begin arresting those allegedly assisting the illegal immigrants and advised people signing as commissioner of oaths for people intending to obtain the passport to be cautious.

She said it was important that the commissioner of oath thoroughly screened the people that they signed for on the documents adding the immigrations department would soon start taking action against the erring commissioner of oaths.

So far about two Zimbabweans have been arrested for being in possession of the Zambian NRCs and the new digitalized passports.

Another woman identified as Old Bikoni Arlene, aged 30, was arrested for allegedly entered the country through the Lusaka International Airport from the United Kingdom on the March 2009 and was issued with a passport on the 6th of March 2009.

The woman was also found with an NRC bearing different details from those that appeared on the passport.

Meanwhile, Ms Mbangweta said the Immigrations Department in Mpulungu has arrested Four Eritrea nationals for illegally staying in the country.

She said the Four Eritrea nationals had been detained and would soon be deported to their country of origin.

And over 23 Congolese were over the weekend released and had since been deported to Lubumbashi in the Democratic Republic of Congo.

Ms. Mbangweta said the exercise was aimed at decongesting the Police cells.

ENDS/MP/ZANIS/SJK

Private sector association calls for increased focus on infrastructure development

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The Private Sector Development Association says positive action through infrastructure development programmes is necessary to achieve national economic growth.

Association Chairman, Yusuf Dodia, said government and stakeholders should focus at infrastructure development to improve the performance of mining and other key economic sectors in the country.

Mr Dodia was speaking at a consultation on Chinese Aid and Investment in Zambia workshop in Lusaka yesterday.

Mr Dodia commended Chinese investment, which he said has significantly contributed to infrastructure development.

He pointed out that Aid has not been the best way of sorting out matters in most African countries because it lives no room for negotiations but rather the recipient country only receives, with no much in-put on the yield regarding who benefits between the two.

Mr. Dodia said it is dangerous to be a recipient without being involved because on the negotiations because when one is a partner they have room to be in control and have chance to ask questions about the deal they are entering into weather they are a government or private individual.

He called for enhanced partnership with Chinese investors and its government in efforts of cushioning the effects of the global economic crisis.

Earlier, Zambia Law Development Commission Senior Research Officer, Sharon Williams, welcomed China’s commitment to help African countries deal with the effects of the current global economic recession.

Ms Williams said China has pledged to sustain its aid and investment in Africa and ensure that its aid is increased by 200 per cent in 2009 compared to 2006.

ZANIS/ENDS/VP/SJK

Gwendolyn Konie put to rest

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Opposition Social Democratic Party (SDP) president Gwendolyn Konie, who died last Saturday, has been buried at her Kalabi farm in Lusaka’s State Lodge area.

First republican President, Kenneth Kaunda, senior government officials, some opposition political party officials, members of the civil society, the church and members of the general public were among the mourners that gathered at the Cathedral of the Holy Cross and Kalabi Farm to pay their last respect to the late Mrs. Konie.

Community Development and Social Services Minister Michael Kaingu, who represented government at the funeral, said the late Mrs. Konie’s death was a big blow to the nation.

Mr. Kaingu said Zambia has yet again robbed of a visionary and selfless leader who toiled tirelessly for the betterment of the Zambian people.

He said the late Mrs. Konie’s death was not only a blow to the nation but also to the women and girl rights movement as she was an active woman rights activist.

Mr. Kaingu said the late Mrs. Konie contributed positively to the social and economic development of the nation at the time she served in the UNIP administration under former President Kenneth Kaunda.

He said the late Mrs. Konie continued to serve the nation even after she formed her own party and was instrumental in uplifting the status of women and the girl child in society.

Mr. Kaingu said women and younger girls are very unfortunate to lose a gallant and special woman like the late Mrs. Konie who worked hard to ensure that the women folk claimed their place in the men dominated society.

And speaking during the church service at the Cathedral of the Holy Cross, First Republican President Kenneth Kaunda said the late Mrs. Konie served Zambia in the most effective way possible.

Dr. Kaunda said he was greatly honoured to have worked with the former ambassador to the United Nations, who he described as a pillar in most of the developmental projects that his administration embarked on.

He said the late Mrs. Konie was a great women activist, who toiled tirelessly to see that women had their rightful place in society, adding that her contribution in the fight against HIV/AIDS will greatly be missed.

And in a vote of thanks, family representative Clement Mambwe thanked government for the support rendered to the family in according the late Mrs. Konie a befitting funeral and burial.

Mr. Mambwe also thanked government for recognizing the efforts which the late Mrs. Konie made in the social and economic development of the nation and for according her a state funeral.

ZANIS/PM/KSH/ENDS

MMD NEC directs Lusaka executive to reinstate Mpondela

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Benny Tetamashimba
Benny Tetamashimba

The MMD National Executive Committee, NEC, has directed the Lusaka Province party Executive to immediately lift the suspension of Lusaka Central Chairman, Elias Mpondela.

Party spokesperson, Benny Tetamashimba, said the party had learnt that Mr. Mpondela’s suspension was steered by the misrepresentation of facts by the Post Newspaper.

Mr. Tetamashimba told ZANIS in an interview that the party discovered the misrepresentation of facts by the Post Newspaper through the correction that the daily tabloid published in its Saturday edition.

Mr. Tetamashimba, however, advised the Post Newspaper to adhere to principles of factual and objective reporting in its operation and should strive to desist from manipulating facts.

And Mr. Tetamashimba has said the MMD party is stronger than ever and that it would continue to take stern action against erring party members.

Reacting to some media reports over a string of disciplinary actions within the MMD party, Mr. Tetamashimba said the party could not crack down because of the expulsion of two junior ministers, who were allegedly being insubordinate to their superiors.

He said the MMD would not allow individuals to destabilize the party.

ENDS/MP/ZANIS/SJK

Rotary Club happy with Govt’s efforts in advancing science, technology-corrected

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The Rotary Club of Chilanga has commended government for efforts being made in the advancement of science and technology in the country.

Rotary Club Chilanga chapter President, Henry Kando, said science and technology plays an important role to economic growth of developing countries like Zambia.

Mr. Kando was speaking when his club handed over a donation of more than 500 Science and Mathematics text books to Parklands High School in Chilanga today.

The club President has since challenged stakeholders to supplement government’s efforts in advancing science and technology for the country to record positive growth in the investment sector.

Mr. Kando further urged the school authority to ensure that the books are used to meet the intended purpose of equipping pupils with the necessary knowledge on the importance of science and technology.

Receiving the donation, Parklands School Head teacher, Loveness Sakufiwa thanked the club for the donation and said the books are an important resource to the development of young people.

ZANIS/MM/ENDS/SJK.

DEC calls for community partnership in curbing drug abuse

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The Drug Enforcement Commission (DEC), has called for community partnership in the fight against drug and substance abuse in the country.

DEC Public Relations Officer, John Nyawali, said the Commission alone cannot manage to identify cases of drug abuse in communities hence requires the active involvement of the community in reporting such cases to the help bring culprits to book.

Mr. Nyawali told ZANIS in Lusaka that the Commission was ready to partner with stakeholders in safeguarding the young generation against the negative effects of drug and substance abuse.

He said the Commission has introduced programmes in schools to sensitize pupils on the dangers of drug abuse.

Mr. Nyawali said that the Commission will soon introduce debates on drug abuse in four schools, among them St Francis of Assisi Basic School, Makeni Ecumenical School, Chongwe and Kafue Boys High Schools.

He further said that the Commission offers counseling services to people, who have been finding difficulties in refraining from drugs.

END/AC/ZANIS/SJK.

MMD suspends Mpondela

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MMD Lusaka Central Constituency Chairman, Elias Mpondela, has been suspended from the party.

This means that Mr. Mpondela will not perform party functions during the period of his suspension.

MMD Lusaka Province Information Publicity Secretary, Henry Mutiti, announced the suspension of Mr. Mpondela in a telephone interview with ZNBC News.

He said Mr.Mpondela was suspended on Saturday following an article in the Post Newspaper where he was quoted to have made remarks descrediting the leadership of President Rupiah Banda.

He said Mr. Mpondela’s suspension will only be lifted after he takes the Post Newspaper to court over the article.
[ZNBC]

2 pupils killed, 22 seriously injured as driver tries to avoid a pothole

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Two pupils of Mwavi High School in Luangwa District died, while 22 others were seriously injured when the vehicle they were in overturned along the Great East Road.

The accident happened on Sunday around 15 hours near Malilapondolo Basic School on Great East Road, as the pupils were traveling for ball games from Nyimba High School.

The driver of the Mazda vehicle, which was carrying the pupils, is alleged to have lost control as he tried to avoid a pothole a few kilometres to the Luangwa Bridge.

Mwavi High School Manager, Rodgers Mwansa, confirmed the incident to ZANIS in Chongwe yesterday.

Mr Mwansa said one Grade 10 pupil died on the spot while another Grade 11 boy died as he was being rushed to Nyimba hospital.

The injured victims are being treated at Katondwe Mission Hospital.

A check by ZANIS and the Parent Teachers Association, PTA, Chairperson, Solomon Chidunuka, at Katondwe Mission Hospital found Eight girls and Seven boys nursing head injuries and some minor injuries while five others have since been discharged.

One of the victims, Mercy Nyirenda, a Grade 12 pupil, narrated from her hospital bed that the vehicle overturned when the driver attempted to avoid a pothole.

Hospital authorities at Katondwe comfirmed having discharged five pupils and that others were still being observed for head injuries.

Meanwhile, Luangwa District Commissioner, Stanislaus Kalunga, and District Education Board Secretary, Liberatus Longwa, who rushed to Nyimba hospital confirmed to ZANIS that the two other injured boys, who were admitted at Nyimba hospital, have been transferred to Katondwe Hospital while the bodies of the deceased boys have been taken to Lusaka for postmortem.

Capt. Kalunga described the accident as unfortunate and warned school authorities against engaging unreliable vehicles to transport pupils for school activities.

ZANIS/MN/CMM/ENDS/SJK

Zambia to attract oil mining

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President Rupiah Banda ushers Chinese investors who were led by Chinese Ambassador to Zambia Li Quiangmin into State House for a meeting
President Rupiah Banda ushers Chinese investors who were led by Chinese Ambassador to Zambia Li Quiangmin into State House for a meeting
The Zambian government will soon advertise blocks that

have been demarcated for Gas and Oil exploration in three regions.

Mines Minister, Maxwell Mwale, says the blocks are in North Western, Eastern and western provinces.

He was speaking in Lusaka when he met a group of Chinese investors from Zhobgui group and the State Grid Corporation of China.

The two Chinese companies have shown interest in doing mineral exploration works in Mwinilunga district in North -Western Province.

Zhonghui Guohua Industry (Group) Limited and State Grid International Development made their intentions to invest in Mwinilunga during a meeting with Mines and Minerals Development Minister Maxwell Mwale and Minister for Trade, Commerce and Industry, Felix Mutati in Lusaka yesterday.

Zhonghui Guohua Industry (Group) Limited was represented by its chairman Mr Wang while State Grid International Development was led by Mr Du who is also the chairman.

Mr Mwale said past exploration surveys indicated that North Western and Western provinces also had gas and petroleum.

He said the Government would this year advertise a block for would be developers in the petroleum industry in the country.

Mr Mutati said even if the country was not spared by the effects of the global economic recession, the Government had in this year’s national budget proposed major incentives that would boost the mining industry.

Director geological survey department at the Ministry of Mines and Minerals Development, Kennedy Liyungu said Mwinilunga has strong indication of mineralisation.

Mr Mwale said the Government was open to foreign investments and was happy to receive the two investors whom he assured of the support from the Government.

Mr Mwale also urged the Chinese to invest in Zambia’s mining sector.

At the same meeting Commerce Minister, Felix Mutati, said Zambia’s mining tax regime has been adjusted to attract more investment.

And State Grid Corporation of China Chief Economist,Du Zhigang said his team is impressed with Zambia’s good investment climate.

Meanwhile President Rupiah Banda has called for increased investment in the energy sector.

President Banda says Zambia and other countries in Southern Africa are facing a shortage of power despite having abundant water resources.

The President said the Chinese are welcome to invest in the energy sector to help the country to generate adequate power.

He said Zambia needs a lot of investment to cushion the impact of the current global financial crisis.

State Grid Corporation of China Chief Economist DU ZHIGANG said his company will invest in the sector to help Zambia overcome the current power deficit.

The Energy deficit in the Comesa Region which stands at 20 percent will rise to 46 percent by 2011.
[ZNBC/Times of Zambia]

North South corridor meeting to attract big financiers

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Several senior officials from international financial institutions are expected to attend the North-South Corridor Conference next month in Lusaka at which donors are expected to pledge over US$ 2 billion for regional infrastructure development.

Senior officials expected include World Bank vice president for Africa, Obiageli Ezekwesili, African Development Bank president, Donald Kaberuka, European Investment Bank president, Philippe Maystadt and deputy chair for African Union, Erastus Mwencha.

World Trade Organisation director, Pascal Lamy, is also expected to attend the high level North-South corridor conference to be held from April 6 to 7.

Minister for Trade, Commerce and Industry, Felix Mutati said the conference would also attract 20 trade ministers from the Eastern and Southern African countries, including two commissioners from the European Commission.

Mr Mutati said the aim of the North-South corridor programme was to develop and connect infrastructure like roads, railways, border facilitates, weigh bridges and energy generation in the region.

Mr Mutati said this in an interview in Lusaka adding that the North-South Corridor was a pilot aid-for-trade programme, which was a joint Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA), Eastern Africa Community (EAC) and Southern Africa Development Community (SADC) initiative.

He said the objective of the conference was to secure donor commitment, international financial institutions and the private sector to finance the removal of infrastructure constraints that hamper progress in realising more trade, higher economic growth and poverty reduction.

He said the meeting would also attract private sector representation from the region and locally.
He said cost for the North- South corridor and financing structure had been developed.

Mr Mutati said over US $2 billion was required to finance infrastructure needs of the corridor.

“One key thing is to connect infrastructure to facilitate speedy movement of goods and people. The project will also simplify and harmonise customs procedures and legislation in the region,” he said.

Mr Mutati said the project was also looking at trade facilitation measures such as harmonisation of information technology systems and electronic customs management systems, harmonisation of axle load and vehicle dimensions of road transit charges regulations and carrier licenses.

He said the rationale was to have an integrated approach to resolving the problems faced by countries relating to the cost of doing business and ultimately contribute to enhancing the economic growth and development of Africa.
[Zambia Daily Mail]

Setting Goals for our leaders

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President Banda flanked by local government minister Ben Tetamashimba and Defence minister George Mpombo
President Banda flanked by local government minister Ben Tetamashimba and Defence minister George Mpombo
By Wesley Ngwenya

The President and his cabinet ministers are undoubtedly the most powerful men and women in our country. These people are responsible for implementing policy, driving the economy
and controlling Zambia’s meager resources. The President at the helm is the overall Chief Executive Officer of the land.

In Zambia, especially, he is so powerful so much so that he is literally revered and somewhat admired by friends and foes alike. How should this powerful man together with his team govern the country?

With the way things are going in our country—it got me thinking. In the corporate world we are subjected to evaluations, reviews, goals, deadlines, and etcetera. Why not have our president give his ministers specific objectives and goals when they are appointed? Why not ensure that the president outlines clear job descriptions that are known to the public. He will clearly give each minister deadlines on what they have to achieve. Then every year, he would sit with each of the ministers and have a one-on-one on the state of affairs in their ministry. If the minister fails the review it is very clear what will happen to him or her.

This approach as a president will force him look for the best of the best to head the various ministries. It will also help the president to be more objective and overlook petty issues and concentrate on real issues. The president will ensure that the ministers do not personalize their jobs. They will be made to understand that as ministers they are custodians and answerable to the Zambian people. I propose that the president should reward the best performing minister with an award and a paid for family vacation to anywhere of his or her choice.

Among the indicators of how best performing a ministry should include; a) the ministry which saved the government the most money by reducing expenses or adopting cheaper and conservative use of resources, b) the ministry which utilized the human capital to capacity by keeping idle hours to a minimum, c) the ministry which avoided workshops, d) the ministry that hired the most qualified and competent personnel.

If these indicators would have been presented to the current ministers we have, I wonder if they would have taken the jobs in the first place. In the back of their minds, these are impossibilities but in reality it just takes common sense and a willing soul. Being a leader, is more than just showing off your power. Our leaders are obsessed with statements like, “I will sort them out!” Daily, in public they display cheap politics and kindergarten behavior.

When basic leadership principles are followed, it is likely that the leader will earn the due respect naturally. The highest office in the land should, at all cost, be the first one of uphold these principles. It is sad when the office displays personnel disagreement in public. How can someone you appointed as a minister and you have been working with for so long suddenly become a devil and be subjected to public humiliation? Since the president has so much power it is just fair that he equally be subjected to the same scrutiny and given goals, by parliament, which he ought to meet during his tenure in office.

Because of the urgency of the situation in our country we need good hardworking men and women. Men and women who will sacrifice their wealth, for instance, to ensure that others’ lives are better off. Can you imagine a Zambia where leaders got poorer after they served in government? That will be Zambia we will all be proud to be part of.

Zambian Airways shareholders given 30 days to pay back K28bn

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zambiaairwaysDevelopment Bank of Zambia (DBZ) has given two institutional shareholders of Zambian Airways 30 days in which to pay K28 billion guaranteed for loans awarded to the airline, failure to which they will be taken to court.

According to the latest issue of Executive Issues, the Post Newspaper and JCN, which is owned, by Mutembo and Nchima Nchito had failed to pay K14 billion each that they offered DBZ as guarantee for some of the airline’s loans.

The Executive Issues states that DBZ has since given the Post Newspaper and another shareholder JCN, 30 days in which they should pay K14 billion each for guaranteeing the loans, which were given to the company before it suspended operations.
DBZ is claiming K28 billion from both JCN and the Post Newspaper after they signed an undertaking to buy-back equity from DBZ in October 2008, it said.

“We, Post Newspaper Limited, further undertake to hold this undertaking valid and legally binding on ourselves until the execution of the irrevocable joint and several share buy-back guarantee by all the shareholders of the Zambian Airways,” reads part of the undertaking as quoted by the Executive Issues.

The undertaking was made on the understanding that DBZ would swap its loan exposure to Zambian Airways into equity, provided that the two key shareholders undertook to buy-back the shares at a later stage.

Following the execution of the buy-back options, DBZ proceeded to take equity in the airline and released the debentures and securities it had on Zambian Airways to Finance Bank Zambia Limited, which had made a capital injection of over US$ 5 million in the airline.
The publication said the directors of Zambian Airways decided to abruptly suspend the operation of the airline before the transactions could be concluded. This prompted DBZ to demand for the buy-back commitment made by the Post Newspaper and JCN.

The two institutions failed to honour their obligations within the 30-day period and DBZ intends to sue the two companies to claim their dues.

The Post Newspaper had also undertaken to takeover part of the Zambian Airways debts with Intermarket Banking Corporation to the tune of $1.5 million in order to facilitate for DBZ to swap its loans into equity.
The publication added that the Bank of Zambia (BOZ) had also joined in the Zambian Airways scam by questioning the decision by the DBZ management to pump money into the airline at a time when it was clear that the company’s financial position according to its books was weak.
According to correspondence from the Central Bank directorate of non-bank financial institutions supervision, the loans, which DBZ provided to Zambian Airways, were irregular as it was against the Banking and Financial Services (Large Loan Exposures) Regulations.

The publication further says key financial institutions had agreed to place the airline in receivership following protracted meetings and negotiations, which had failed to yield any meaningful survival plans.

Initially, it was conceptualised that the current shareholders of the airline should exit and carry the debt burden while new investors should be invited to literally start the airline afresh.

But some investors had shown interest in taking up the company under a new flagship, Zambian Airways 2009 Limited but the proposal was not universally accepted by other creditors who include Finance Bank Zambia Limited, Investrust Corporation Plc, Intermarket Banking Corporation, Development Bank of Zambia and NAPSA.

The publication said it also emerged that Zambian Airways directors and management had proposed to the Government in December 2008 to consider bundling all Government-connected debts in the airline into equity through DBZ.These State entities are the DBZ, National Airports Corporation (NAC), Zambia Revenue Authority and NAPSA.

Meanwhile, the forensic probe into the conduct of the Zambian Airways activities by the combined team of the Anti Corruption Commission (ACC), Drug Enforcement Commission (DEC) and the Zambia Police had, according to Executive Issues, revealed glaring instances of financial scams.
[Times of Zambia]

MMD to resume lower organ elections, Katele Kalumba

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Movement for Multi-Party Democracy (MMD) will soon resume the process of elections to fill up leadership positions in the party’s lower organs.

Party National Secretary, Katele Kalumba said members of the MMD could not continue with this process because of the demise of late President Patrick Mwanawasa who had initiated the process.

Dr. Kalumba said the National Executive Committee of the MMD has considered it prudent to continue with the process after the election of President Rupiah Banda, who is now the party leader.

He said the chairman of elections has since been directed to issue a time schedule defining when different levels of the party organs would be expected to complete their party conferences.

He said the process of elections will be a continuous one, adding that this initiative has already been undertaken.

Dr. Kalumba explained that the level at which each province has reached concerning elections in party organs would not require to start afresh but would just continue where they ended.

This is contained in a statement made available to ZANIS in Lusaka last this evening.

And the ruling Movement for Multiparty Democracy in Serenje district of Central province has pledged total support to President Rupiah Banda in all his endeavours to lead the country.

Acting MMD district chairperson, Mulando Hamachili and district secretary, Richard Chikamba said President Banda should be given enough time to lead the country to prosperity.

Mr. Hamachili and Mr. Chikamba have since commended President Banda and the MMD National Executive Committee for expelling Katuba Member of Parliament Jonas Shakafuswa and Mpulungu Member of Parliament Lameck Chibombamilimo from the party.

The duo said the MMD should not tolerate indiscipline members adding that nobody was indispensable.

ZANIS/KC/EML/KSH/ENDS

COMESA’s RAERESA to help develop infrastructure in energy sector

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Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa, COMESA, is confident that the Regional Association of Energy Regulators for the Eastern and Southern Africa, RAERESA, would help member countries achieve infrastructure development in the energy sector.

COMESA Secretary General, Sindiso Ngwenya, said RAERESA, once launched, will bridge the energy infrastructure gap that has been identified as one of the main priorities of COMESA in the infrastructure Development.

Mr. Ngwenya also stressed that lack of inadequate regional energy infrastructure in the region has lead to high production costs of energy prices and high energy losses which have contributed to low levels of comparatives of countries in the regional and global markets.

Speaking at the meeting for the launch of RAERESA , Mr. Ngwenya said COMESA embarked on the an energy programme whose main aim is to promote regional cooperation in energy development , capacity building and trade.

He said the programme is intended to harmonize the energy policy and regulatory issues that will develop the COMESA region energy infrastructures through the development of medium to long- term energy plan that will facilitate trade in the energy services.

Mr. Ngwenya noted that the energy regulatory frame work will assist in the reformation of the sector there by providing plans and frameworks that will regulate the energy supply and demand.

He however said many COMESA countries have establishment their energy regulatory set up whose mandate include enforcement, licensing, rule making and approval of tariffs through the harmonization of the energy regulatory system that has become a regional and international trend.

And speaking at the launch Energy Deputy Minster, Gladys Lundwe, said it was important to develop the regional power infrastructure and the need to adopt an integrated approach to the generation and transmission of power.

Ms Lundwe, further, said the association will facilitate the enhancement of energy reliability in the region and reduce energy costs which in turn will enhance international competitiveness of exports products and strengthen regional integration.

She noted that energy plays an important role in the process of development as it is one of the basic inputs in the process of economic and social development.

Ms Lundwe further noted that COMESA region has currently estimated a deficit in electricity supply at 20percent of demand adding that it is expected to be exacerbated in the forthcoming years to 46 percent by 2011.

ZANIS/ENDS/AH/MKM/SJK

Meteorological dept predicts more rains

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The Meteorological Department says widespread rainfall is expected in most parts of the country for almost a week.

Meteorological Department Deputy Director, Jacob Nkomoki, said the current rains being experienced in some parts of the country are due to the inter-tropical convergence zone established over the central parts of the country.

In a statement released to ZANIS in Lusaka yesterday, Mr. Nkomoki said the effect of a broad deep low pressure which is also associated with the rains and situated over the Western half of the country will strengthen the International Tropical Convergence Zone, ITCZ.

He said with the ITCZ strengthened, the outbreaks of the rains is focused to fall heavily over Northwestern, Western, Copperbelt, Luapula and Eastern Provinces.

Mr. Nkomoki, however, added that the rains are expected to start reducing over the Southern parts of the country by Sunday, March 22, this year.

ZANIS/AJN/ENDS/SJK

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