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Let’s not suffer economic decline again, Solwezi DC tells Zambians

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A senior government official in Northwestern province has urged Zambians to continue diversifying into all sectors of economy in order not to experience an economic decline when the mines reduce production and when the copper prices fall.

Solwezi District Commissioner, Albert Chifita, said this in a speech read on his behalf by Administrative Officer Benson Kapumo, during the official opening of Solwezi District Agriculture and Commercial Show at Solwezi show grounds over the weekend.

Mr. Chifita said diversification was very important in order to remain economically buoyant when mines start to perform poorly.

The District Commissioner noted that despite having mining activities in Solwezi district, the agriculture sector should always be promoted.

He said the population has recently grown in the district because of the opening of mining industries hence the need to diversify economic activities to sustain the needs of the people.

Mr. Chifita said government has continued to support programmes aimed at increasing agricultural productivity.

He cited the fertilizers support program and the targeted food security pack meant for the vulnerable but viable households as some of the measures government has put in place to increase food production.

Sugar prices doubled in Solwezi as shortage persists

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Some traders in Solwezi district of Northwestern province have taken the advantage of the shortage of sugar in the district by selling the commodity at inflated prices.

A check by ZANIS in the district today revealed that some retail outlets which had bought sugar from local wholesale suppliers at prices of K103, 000, K120, 000 and K180, 000 per bale respectively, were reselling it at exaggerated prices.

A 2 kilogram packet of white sugar is selling at K20, 000, 1 kilogram packet is going at K10, 000 while a 1 kilogram packet of brown sugar is fetching K8, 000.

Before the shortage of the commodity, a 2kg packet of white sugar was being sold at K9,000 while a 1kg packet was going at about K4, 500.

Some customers talked to by ZANIS lamented that the price of sugar was unjustified, especially that it was the same sugar they bought at the reasonable price a few days ago.

They described the 100 per cent hike of sugar prices as daylight robbery.

The Customers called upon government to normalise the situation by flooding the market with sugar.

Meanwhile, one supplier of sugar at Solwezi depot, Emit Patel has promised that he would soon flood the market in the district with sugar, the development that he said would drop the price to K95, 000 per bale.

Mr. Patel had supplied 850 bales of 2 kg packets of sugar and 500 bales of 1 kg packets which were being sold at K103, 000 per bale on Saturday.

Football Association of Zambia in deep debt

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The Football Association of Zambia (FAZ) is in a deep debt about 1.5 billion kwacha (about 440,000 U.S. dollars) including a bank overdraft of 180 million (about 53,000 dollars), according to Times of Zambia.

It quoted Sport, Youth and Child Development Minister Gabriel Namulambe as saying here Sunday that the government would thoroughly investigate the matter and that auditors would soon move in.

Namulambe said in an interview that the huge debts were incurred by the previous executive and has sympathized with the Kalusha Bwalya-led executive committee.

The minister has since appealed to all creditors to give the association time to settle down.

He, however, cautioned the current FAZ executive committee against incurring unnecessary bank overdrafts which they could not service.

He said: “We sympathize with FAZ, they took over 1.5 billion kwacha debts and out of that 180 million kwacha is a bank overdraft. One would wonder how such a huge debt can be incurred.

“We are calling upon all FAZ creditors to be patient and give them time to settle down,” he said.

Namulambe said he would soon send auditors to carry out an investigative audit exercise so as to ascertain how the association found itself in such a financial crisis.

“We are sending auditors to do an investigative audit, to go deeper into how these debts were incurred. I want to caution the new executive not to fall prey to incurring unnecessary overdrafts without servicing them,” he said.

Last month, FAZ engaged auditors to investigate the association’s accounts where over 2 billion kwacha was spent within a space of three months.

Mbesuma Dropped-Again

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Collins Mbesuma will not be part of Zambia for this weekend’s trip to face Swaziland in the two teams 2010 World Cup Group 11 qualifier this weekend.

Herve Renard shut the door on Mbesuma today after the club-less striker failed to turn up on deadline date, Monday that the Frenchman set for all foreign-based players to report for training camp in Lusaka.

Mbesuma’s international future in the short-term under Renard is unclear after Mondays no-show and failure by the striker to send word over his availability for this Sundays away clash to Swaziland.

Mbesuma has previously played for Bursaspor in Turkey, who terminated his contract just one season into a 3-year deal due to poor fitness, Kaizer Chiefs in South Africa, English side Portsmouth and Roan United in Zambia where he began his career.

Zambia meanwhile are expected to leave for Swaziland on Thursday ahead of Sunday’s game to be played in Manzini.

Swaziland currently lead Group 11 on the same number of points as Togo but with a better goal difference after they defeated the latter 2-1 in Manzini on Sunday.

Zambia are bottom of the three-team group after losing 1-0 away to Togo on May 31 in Accra, Ghana.

Weekend Scorecard

2010 World/Africa Cup Group 11 Qualifier

08/06/2008

Manzini

Swaziland 2(Siza Dlamini 55″, Collen Salelwako 72″)- Togo 1(Adekamni Olufade 88′”)

Faz Premier League

Week 12

07/06/2008

City of Lusaka 1(Derrick Mulenga 15″) – Zesco United 0

Zanaco 2(Winston Kalengo 29″, Chisamba Lungu 33″)- Nkwazi 0

Red Arrows 2(Stanley Banda 30″, Chisi Mbewe 68″)- Konkola Blades 0

Roan United 2(Kelvin Mumba 68″, Derrick Kabwe 86″) – Young Arrows 1(Kruger Mwansa 51″)

Nkana 0- Green Buffaloes 2( Reuben Tembo 15″, Sebastain Mwansa 64″)

Chambishi 0 – Power Dynamos 2 (Francis Kombe 20″, Lameck Mwale 53″)

Green Eagles 0- Kabwe Warriors 1(Emmanuel Mayuka 60″)

Nchanga Rangers 2(MathewsMacha 47″, Elijah Tana 82″)- Lusaka Dynamos 1(Hichani Himoonde 68″)

Top Scorers

After games Played 08/06/2008

LEAGUE, INTL & CUP:

Roger Kola (Zanaco): 8
Emmanuel Mayuka (Kabwe Warriors): 8

Reuben Tembo (Green Buffaloes):7
Francis Kombe (Power Dynamos): 7

Mathew Macha (Nchanga Rangers): 6

Kruger Mwansa (Young Arrows) : 5
Obrey Zulu (Green Eagles): 5

Kelvin Mumba (Roan United): 4
Chileshe Kabwe (Konkola Blades): 4

Faz Division 1 League

North

Week 13

Mufulira Wanderers 1- Afrisport 0

Zamtel 3 – Mufulira Blackpool 0

Kalewa 1 -Ndola United 0

Tazara Express 3- Prison Leopards 1

Lime Hotspurs 1- Mining Rangers 1

Chindwin 1-Forest Rangers 0

Kitwe United 1-Medical Stars 0

Muchindu 1- Indeni 0

Week 14

South

Builder Brigade 1Kambuku 1

Zamcoal Diggers 0-Nampundwe 0

Mazabuka United 2-Lusaka City Council 0

Lusaka Tigers 0 Nakambala Leopards 0

Young Buffaloes 1 Livingstone Pirates2

Kalomo Jetters 0 Rifilemen 1

National Assembly 3 Chilanga Heroes 0

Young Eagles 0 Profund Warriors 0

Lusaka Celtic- Petauke United (Not Played).

New Maize floor Price Elates Farmers

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A farmers Association in Samfya in Luapula Province has expressed happiness with the set maize floor price of K45 000 (approximately US$13)by the Food Reserve Agency.

Samfya Farmers Association says its members are happy with the price.

Association Treasurer Jestus Mwenya said in Samfya that the new selling price for maize had cheered farmers.

He said it had always been the farmers outcry for the selling price of maize to be raised to at least k40 000 and above.

Mr Mwenya said the development was an indication that FRA had listened to farmers’ demands.

FRA chairperson Costain Chilala recently announced the new maize price for this maize marketing season.

Previously, farmers were selling a 50 kg bag of to FRA at K38,000 but will now sell the commodity at K45,000 for the same quantity.

Meanwhile,Samfya Farmers Association has bemoaned the continued poor organisation of the district agricultural shows.

Mr Mwenya said there had been no improvement in the way the Show Society was organised adding that the organising committee leadership failed to produce financial reports for fund raised during respective events.

He disclosed that farmers have since constituted a committee to lobby for change of leadership in the show organising committee.

He said one of the lapses identified in the committee was lack of representation from farmers and other stakeholder groups.

Mr Mwenya noted that it was imperative that farmers and other strategic partners sat on the committee.

Meanwhile, the Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) has encouraged farmers in the country to view the soaring food prices as an opportunity to expand agriculture through the utilization of farm management skills.

FAO Country Representative Noureddin Mona said farm management skills are a great asset to small scale farmers and urged government to ensure that the farm management section under the department of agriculture is fully activated, functional and supported.

Dr. Mona said this during the close of a stakeholders meeting on capacity building in farm management for extension workers in Lusaka .

He said there is need for government to scale up the capacity building programme to the rest of the country so that all extension officers benefit.

Dr. Mona however reiterated FAO’s commitment as a stakeholder to the development of a robust agricultural sector through various programmes that include technical support programmes.

He said his organisation will continue to work with government to achieve the Millennium Development Goals, Fifth National Development Plan and the Vision 2030 by providing technical assistance in the agricultural sector.

And FAO Senior officer for enterprise development and agricultural management David Kahan said extension services have to be reoriented and made more efficient to focus on the market and production.

Dr. Kahan said in an interview that farmers need extension services for them to be aware of climate change effects to avoid crop losses due to variations in agricultural systems.

He said all farmers need to be furnished with appropriate data to be better organized in planning their cropping pattern.

He noted that extension officers should educate farmers on the need to diversify into other crops that are drought resistant or not affected by extreme weather conditions.

Swaziland 2 – 1 Togo

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Swaziland beat Togo 2-1 to go top of Group 11 in the 2010 World Cup and Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers.

Siza Dlamini opened the scoring for the home side ten minutes into the second half.

Collen Salelwako doubled Swaziland’s lead almost twenty minutes later to make the score 2-0.

Togo attempted to make a comeback as Adekamni Olufado scored two minutes from time.

But it was too little too late from the Hawks.

Swaziland will face Zambia in the next round of qualifiers which take place from 13-15 June.

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Mwaanga Cautions NCC as Malyata Abandons his Contributions

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Former Information Minister, Vernon Mwaanga has advised members of the National Constitutional Conference (NCC) to be cautious when debating the 50 plus one percent clause of the draft constitution.

The Veteran politician said the NCC should ensure adequate safeguards are in place to protect people against the challenges that may come with the proposed piece of legislation.

He said the NCC should take into consideration what is happening in other countries, which have the 50 plus one law.

Mr. Mwaanga made the remarks was speaking at a University of Zambia students forum on national and international politics.

He also hoped the clause, if implemented, would not give what he termed an appetite to upcoming leaders to change the constitution to suit their needs.

And former Southern Province Minister, Samson Mulyata abandoned his planned contribution before the National Constitution Conference (NCC) Public Service Committee.

This was because a Zambia National Broadcasting Cooperation ZNBC news crew was capturing the deliberations on Camera.

Mr. Mulyata who rose to debate on Republican Presidential powers on deployment of peace keepers, refused to proceed with his contribution when a ZNBC crew tried to record his debate.

He asked the crew to switch off the camera before he could make his contribution.

But NCC Chairperson, Chifumu Banda raised a point of order on why Mr. Mulyata was interfering with the work of the media.

Sugar Shortage Might Fuel Inflation

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The Economic Association of Zambia (EAZ) says the persistent shortage of sugar on the market might fuel the rate of inflation.

EAZ President, Mwililoa Imakando said this is because the price of some food stuffs, which depend on sugar as a role material, will go up.

He told ZNBC news, that there is need for the sugar company to stabilize supply of the commodity.

Dr. Imakando, however was happy with government’s timely intervention to ban the export of sugar.

He was confident the situation, which, he described as artificial, will soon stabilize.

Lusaka and some other parts of the country have a recorded serious shortage of sugar for the past three weeks.

This has forced the price of the commodity to soar by over 100 per cent.

A one Kilogramme of sugar which was costing about K5,000 is now over K10,000.

Meanwhile, Kasama Central member of Parliament Saviour Chishimba said there is need to increase competition in Sugar Production to arrest future shortage of the commodity.

Dr. Chishimba said it is unacceptable for countries like Zambia whose economy is determined by factors of demand and supply to experience an acute shortage of essential Commodities such as Sugar.

He also said other Sugar Plantations like the Kasama Sugar in Northern Province can help to seal the gaps left by Zambia Sugar Company if given necessary support.

He however, disclosed that Kasama Sugar Plantation has embarked on an expansion project to meet the high demand of the commodity.

Green Buffaloes Go Top of The Table

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Green Buffaloes are the new leaders following Week 12 games played in the Faz Premier League this weekend after a 2-0 away win over Nkana at Wusakile Stadium in Kitwe this afternoon.

Buffaloes chart-topping win came thanks to Roan United’s beating former leaders Young Arrows 2-1 at Kafubu Stadium in Lunashya today.

Goals from Zambia internationals Reuben Tembo and Sebastian Mwansa handed Buffaloes the 3 points to lead on 22 points, one more than Kabwe Warriors who replaced them in 2nd place after their 1-0 away win over local rivals Green Eagles today.

Warriors won the first-ever Kabwe Premier League derby between the two teams thanks to a 2nd half goal from Zambia striker Emmanuel Mayuka.

Young Arrows, who were one of two top-8 teams not to win today, slip to 3rd place on 20 points after their loss to Roan.

They were other top-8 wins for Zanaco who beat Nkwazi 2-0 and Power who also won by the same margin away to Chambishi in an erratic performance by both teams.

Power opened scores through striker Francis Kombe in the 20th minute after he raced past Chambishi defender Bright Chileshe before unleashing a trademark shot past Paul Nyirongo.

Lameck Mwale tapped in Power’s second after side-footing in a Simon Bwalya cross from the left wing in the 53rd minute to see Chambishi remain riveted to the bottom of the table.

City of Lusaka recorded a shock win over defending league champions Zesco United who dropped from 3rd to 6th after losing 1-0 away at Woodlands Stadium.

The hosts winning goal came in the opening 15 minutes of the match from striker Derrick Kabwe.

Elsewhere, Nchanga Rangers rallied against Lusaka Dynamos to beat the latter 2-1 thanks to goals from Mathews Macha and Elijah Tana after Hichani Himoonde had given the visitors the lead.

Zambia National Team Friday brief

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Christopher Katongo of Brondby in Denmark has joined the Zambia national team in camp in Lusaka currently preparing for next weekends 2010 World/Africa Cup Group 11 Qualifier away to Swaziland.

Six foreign-based players joined camp on Thursday and were in training today , Friday as Faz’s new media rules of conduct began with the press kept at a distance from making impromptu press visits unless by appointment while in practice was in session.

Others in camp include goalkeeper Kennedy Mweene of Free State Stars of South Africa his club mate and defender Kampamba Chintu and midfielder Felix Katongo from French Ligue 1 side Stade Rennes.

Also in camp is Clifford Mulenga from Bidvets Wits of South Africa including Isaac Chansa of Helsingborg in Sweden.

Chansa is suspended for the game against Swaziland after his red-card handed to him by the Burkinabe referee Lassina Pare in a post-match fracas at the end of Zambia’s 1-0 away defeat to Group 11 leaders Togo in Accra, Ghana on May 31.

Meanwhile, all the home-based players have been released from camp to turn out for their respective clubs in league engagements this weekend.

They are all expected to return to camp in Lusaka on Sunday.

However, coach Herve Renard will have a late Friday afternoon training session with the foreign-based players only at Barclays sports complex.

Weekend Football Fixture

2010 World/Africa Cup Group 11 Qualifier

08/06/2008

Manzini

Swaziland- Togo

Faz Premier League

Week 12

07/06/2008

City of Lusaka – Zesco United

Zanaco- Nkwazi

Red Arrows- Konkola Blades

Roan United- Young Arrows

Nkana- Green Buffaloes

Chambishi – Power Dynamos

Green Eagles- Kabwe Warriors

Nchanga Rangers- Lusaka Dynamos

08/06/2008

Division 1

North

Week 13

Tazara Express- Prisons Leopards

Muchindu- Indeni

Zamtel- Mufulira Blackpool

Mufulira Wanderers-Afrisports

Chindwin- Forest Rangers

Lime Hotspurs- Mining Rangers

Kitwe United – Medicla Stars

Kalewa – Ndola United

Week 14

South

Petauke United- Lusaka Celtic

Builders Brigade- Kambuku

Zamcoal Diggers- Nampundwe

Mazabuka United- Lusaka City Council

Lusaka Tigers- Nakambala Leopards

Young Buffaloes- Livingstone Pirates

Kalomo Jetters- Riflemen

National Assembly- Chilanga Heroes

Young Green Eagles- Profund Warriors

Govt Lodges Diplomatic Protest against Zimbabwe

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Government has lodged a formal protest with Zimbabwe over continued accusations that Lusaka is in league with Western nations to oust President Robert Mugabe, Foreign Minister Kabinga Pande said.

Mr Pande said the Zimbabwean government, through its mouthpiece the state-run Herald newspaper, has regularly accused President Levy Mwanawasa of pushing for regime change in Harare.

“We have lodged a note verbale, which is a diplomatic communication to the Zimbabwean government, to protest over the sustained malicious campaign against Zambia,” Pande said in a statement.

Relations between Zambia and Zimbabwe have been strained ever since Mwanawasa likened the economic meltdown across his country’s southern border as a ‘sinking titanic’ and urged other African countries to intervene in the situation.

Mwanawasa, who is head of the 14-member Southern Africa Development Community (SADC), has been pushing for hardline stance on Zimbabwe although other countries prefer a more softly-softly approach.

In a piece earlier this week, the Herald said Mwanawasa had “admitted that he was under pressure from Britain and its Western allies to exert pressure on Zimbabwe” and said his “confession followed a series of questionable decisions over Zimbabwe”.

According to a diplomatic source, almost all diplomatic contacts between the two countries have been curtailed in recent months after Zimbabwe’s government accused Zambia of receiving ‘aid’ from the West to push for regime change.

[AFP]

Govt invites private sector for ICTs

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By Michael Malakata , IDG News Service , 06/06/2008

The Zambian government has invited the private sector, including ISPs (Internet service providers), civil societies and mobile telecommunication companies, to help the government provide ICT services in rural areas.

The Zambian government has realized that people in rural areas have no access to ICT services including mobile phones and Internet services, hindering them from participation in the country’s development process, said Minister of Communication and Technology Dora Siliya.

“The extension of ICT facilities including mobile and Internet services in rural areas is key in improving the livelihoods of people and breaks the barrier that hinders them from participating in the national development process,” she said in an interview.

However, the Zambia National Farmers Union (ZNFU) Communications and IT Manager Kunda Mwila said the Zambia government should first devise incentives to encourage cost-effectives ICTs in rural areas. For instance, in line with universal access to ICTs, the Zambian government through the Communications Authority of Zambia must reduce or scrap the VSAT (Very Small Aperture Technology) license fees charged to users in rural areas.

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The Communications Authority of Zambia is a body appointed by the Zambia government to regulate the use of ICT in the country while ZNFU is a union that provides market information to its through the internet.

The Communications Authority of Zambia has set aside more than US$1 million under the rural ICTs development funds that will be given to any mobile and ISP willing to expand services to rural areas. The authority has, however, not given out any money, saying it is still working out a policy for how to distribute funds.

This is the first time that the Zambian government has invited ISPs to help provide ICTs in rural areas. The invitation came after mobile service provider Celtel Zambia accused the government of refusing to give the company tax incentives in order to expand service to rural areas.

Many service providers say the cost is too high for them to expand to rural areas.

ZESCO evicts 109 families, Govt departments

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One hundred and nine families (109)and several Government departments in itezhi-tezhi district have been evicted from the Zambia Electricity Supply Corporation (ZESCO)houses and offices respectively.

This came to light today when the district called an urgent District Development Coordinating Committee meeting in the Council chamber today.

Among the evicted families include Government heads of departments who have opposed ZESCO’s decision to force them to inherit electricity and rental bills of former occupants.

Itezhi-tezhi District Education Board Secretary Mahuba Hazemba has complained that his property was thrown out from his house despite him being current on all rental and electricity bills

He said that a combined team of ZESCO eviction squad and State Police entered his house yesterday in his absence and threw and damaged some of his property.

“I am very embarrassed by the action of ZESCO to evict me from the house just because the former occupant of the house am occupying left a bill.” he said

Mr Hazemba said that what ZESCO has done is a violation of human rights by forcing people to inherit bills they found accumulated by former occupants.

He lamented that all his clothes are locked in his house and was unable to change or cook since yesterday.

“I am a sick person and I take my medicine every day but today L have not taken any medicine because my house is locked and some properties from the bedroom was damaged as it was thrown into a drainage and ditch.

Mr Hazemba disclosed that several heads of departments slept in their offices after being illegally evicted by ZESCO from their houses adding that the company had continued to evict tenants illegally despite the District Commissioner asking them to stop until all issues were resolved.

And the DDCC has resolved that ZESCO must stop the mass evictions immediately because it was illegal.

Mr frank Lubasi who is a member of the DDCC said in a meeting that the evictions by ZESCO were not being supported by a court order but by some instructions from the headquarters who were ignorant of the situation on the ground.

And victims of the evictions have threatened to sue ZESCO for defamation and for the damaged property.

They said that they have been paying for rentals and electricity bills and there was no law which provided for the inheritance of the former occupants ‘s bills by the current tenant.

They complained that what ZESCO was doing was inhumane and Government must intervene before the situation worsens.

The DDCC members have also resolved that Government should build institutional houses for its employees in the district or offer them loans to enable them construct their own houses to avert a possible occurence of what has transpired.

The DDCC has also resolved that Government must build their own office blocks as opposed to renting ZESCO houses as offices.
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The meeting further appealed to Government through the Southern Province Permanent Secretary to stop ZESCO from illegal eviction of tenants.

630 People Renounced their Zambian Citizenship

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The pass-port office says 630 people renounced their Zambian citizenship last year.

Deputy Chief Pass-port Officer, Brenda Kabemba said these acquired citizenship in other countries.

Mrs. Kabemba said this, when she appeared before the National Constitutional Conference (NCC) Citizenship Committee.

And Chief Immigration Officer, Ndiyoyi Mutiti said there is need to review the immigration and deportation act to enable Zambians, who have renounced their citizenship to automatically acquire entry permits when they decide to come back.

Mrs. Mutiti also said the current law makes it possible for a child who is born from a Zambian and a foreigner to be a citizen.

She said though dual citizenship is legal in Zambia, the trend has a number of disadvantages such as compromise to the national security and divided allegiance.

Mrs. Mutiti also said a citizen, who has dual citizenship can easily sneak out of the country and find his way to another country if he commits a criminal offence.
[ZNBC]

It is Illegal for Students to Rent a House Outside the Campus-Minister

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Education Minister Geoffrey Lungwangwa says it is outlawed for any student to opt to rent an apartment outside the campus unless he is staying with genuine guardians or parents.

This follows an uproar over accommodation by students at the recently upgraded Mulungushi University in Kabwe where students protested against management’s decision to stop them from renting accommodation in the lecturers’ township.

Professor Lungwangwa maintained that students should be accommodated in hostels within the campus.

Speaking in an interview with ZANIS in Lusaka today, Prof. Lungwangwa said government would not condone a situation students abandon hostels within campus in preference for apartments outside campus.

‘’I condemn the behaviour of Mulungushi University students in the strongest terms. It is illegal for any student to rent a house outside the campus. Appropriate action shall be taken against the concerned students,’’ Prof. Lungwangwa said.

The students at Mulungushi University protested that it was not right for Mulungushi University Management to stop some of the colleagues from renting accommodation in the lecturers’ township because they could not afford to pay the high fees that the University is charging for the hostels.

The students blocked the main entrance to the University with logs and lit bonfires in front of the main gate stopping any vehicle from entering the campus on the Great North Road.

Other students besieged the main administration, pulled the national flag to half-mast and chanted anti-management slogans against their Vice Chancellor Vernon Chinene.

Meanwhile, Education Minister Geoffrey Lungwangwa has maintained that government is not in a position to scale up the meal allowances for students at the University of Zambia.

Prof. Lungwangwa said an agreement between the students and Bursaries Committee states how much government can afford to extend to the students.

He said government has limited recourses which are spread to many other competing needs.

And Education Minister Geoffrey Lungwangwa has challenged the media to write positively on the education sector.

He observed that Journalists have a tendency of writing negative stories on the education sector despite positive gains scored in the sector

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