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Mulongoti sets the record straight

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Government has dismissed statements carried in the Herald Newspaper of Zimbabwe alleging that some SADC Heads of State and Government quashed President Mwanawasa’s attempts to convene a special meeting to the review the political developments in Zimbabwe prior to the presidential run-off elections set for June 27, 2008, during the 4th TICD meeting in Yokohama, Japan.

Chief Government spokesperson Mike Mulongoti says government further strongly refutes a report carried in the same Newspaper on June 2, 2008, stating that Britain had engaged the leaders of Tanzania, Botswana, Zambia and other African countries to press for a speedy regime change in Zimbabwe.

Mr. Mulongoti said the truth is that President Mwanawasa convened a SADC consultative meeting on the margins of the 4th summit of the Tokyo International Conference on African Development (TICAD IV) held in Yokohama, Japan to review the political developments in Zimbabwe before the presidential run-off elections scheduled for June 27, 2008.

Briefing the press in Lusaka today, Mr. Mulongoti, who is also Information and Broadcasting Services Minister, named those in attendance as King Mswati 111 of Swaziland, the presidents of Malawi, Tanzania, Mozambique, Namibia, South Africa and Zambia, the Vice President of Botswana, the Prime Ministers of Lesotho and Angola, as well as the Foreign Affairs Ministers of the Democratic Republic of Congo, Madagascar and Zimbabwe.

He said during the meeting, President Mwanawasa as the current SADC chairperson reminded the several SADC Heads of State and Government present about the resolutions passed at the SADC Extraordinary Summit that was held in Lusaka on April 13, 2008, during which a decision was made to send an observer mission to Zimbabwe to observe the run-off elections to ensure the elections were free and fair and to avoid possible disputes over the results.

Mr. Mulongoti said this was in the aftermath of the delay by the Zimbabwe Electoral Commission releasing the results of March 29, 2008 in Zimbabwe as after the results were announced, it was clear there was no outright winner, calling for a rerun.

He said it was unfortunate to observe during the consultative meeting that some leaders concentrated on a procedural debate, with the Zimbabwe Minister of Foreign Affairs by referring to the Dar-Es-Salaam organ summit in March, 2008 during which President Mbeki of South Africa was as mediator to resolve the political impasse in Zimbabwe, instead of giving an update on the electoral process in Zimbabwe as was expected.

Mr. Mulongoti said President Mwanawasa was not wrong in raising the matter of sending the SADC observer mission to Zimbabwe without further delay and therefore it is not proper to allow bureaucratic considerations derail efforts aimed at finding a solution to end the political problems prevailing in Zimbabwe.

“To say the least, as President Mwanawasa realized, the procedural debate was counter productive and an indication that some members present did not want the situation in Zimbabwe to be discussed during the consultative meeting in Yokohama, Japan,” he said.

Mr. Mulongoti said it must be realized that Zambia, through President Mwanawasa’s leadership, was among the country’s that were against the isolation of Zimbabwe by the Western World.

He said Zambia has made several attempts to advise some government leaders in Zimbabwe to stop the uncalled for attacks on President Mwanawasa and his administration as well as the protest by Zambia through a notevebal by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

Mr. Mulongoti said President Mwanawasa found it difficult to reconcile with his conscience when some Heads of State and Government spoke at length deliberating on the procedural debate and consequently ended the meeting inconclusively.

And Foreign Affairs Minister Kabinga Pande dismissed allegations that Zambian leader and SADC Chairperson President Levy Mwanawasa threatened to resign as SADC chairperson.

Mr. Pande said at no time did Dr. Mwanawasa indicate to resign.

Barack Obama claims Democratic Party presidential candidate

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Before a crowd of cheering thousands,Sen. Barack Obama of Illinois laid claim to the Democratic presidential nomination Tuesday night, taking a historic step toward his once-improbable goal of becoming the nation’s first
black president.

Mrs Hillary Rodham Clinton maneuvered for the vice presidential spot on his fall ticket without conceding her own
defeat.

“America, this is our moment,” the 46-year-old senator and one-time community organizer said in his first appearance as the Democratic nominee-in-waiting.

“This is our time. Our time to turn the page on the policies of the past.” Mr Obama’s victory set up a five-month campaign with Republican Senator John McCain a race between a first-term Senate opponent of the Iraq War and a 71-year-old former Vietnam prisoner of war and staunch supporter of the current U.S. military mission.

And both men seemed eager to begin.

Mr McCain spoke first, in New Orleans, and he accused his younger rival of voting “to deny funds to the soldiers who have done a brilliant and brave job” in Iraq.

It was a reference to 2007 legislation to pay for the Iraq war, a measure Obama opposed citing the lack of a timetable for withdrawing troops.

Mr McCain agreed with Obama that the presidential race would focus on change.

“But the choice is between the right change and the wrong change, between going forward and going backward,” he said.
Obama responded quickly, pausing only long enough to praise Clinton for “her strength, her courage and her commitment to the causes that brought us here tonight.”

As for his general election rival, he said, “It’s not change when Mr John McCain decided to stand with Mr George Bush 95 percent of the time, as he did in the Senate last year.

“It’s not change when he offers four more years of Mr Bush economic policies that have failed to create well-paying jobs. …
And it’s not change when he promises to continue a policy in Iraq that asks everything of our brave young men and women in uniform and nothing of Iraqi politicians.”

In a symbolic move, Mr Obama spoke in the same hall – filled to capacity – where Mr McCain will accept the Republican nomination at his party’s convention in September.

One campaign began as another was ending.

Mrs Clinton won South Dakota on the final night of the primary season; Mr Obama took Montana.

The former first lady praised her rival warmly in an appearance before supporters in New York in which she neither acknowledged Obama’s victory nor offered a concession of any sort.

Instead, she said she was committed to a united party, and said she would spend the next few days determining “how to move forward with the best interests of our country and our party guiding my
way.”

Only 31 delegates were at stake in the two states on the night’s ballot, the final few among the thousands that once drew Obama,
Clinton and six other Democratic candidates into the campaign to replace Bush and become the nation’s 44th president.
Obama sealed his nomination, according to The Associated Press tally, based on primary elections, state Democratic caucuses and
support from party “superdelegates.”

It takes 2,118 delegates to clinch the nomination at the convention in Denver this summer, and
Obama had 2,144 by the AP count.

Poverty levels in North western Province stands at 76 per cent-CSO Report

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The latest Central Statistics Office (CSO) report has revealed that the living conditions of people in Northwestern Province has remained poor over the years with poverty levels standing at 76 per cent.

The report says out of the 76 percent, 61 percent were extremely poor while 15 percent were moderately poor.

However, the CSO report indicates that the coming of Kansanshi, Lumwana and other small mines dotted all over North western Province has created close to 7 600 jobs in the formal sector mainly in mining and other sectors serving the mining industry.

Apart from Government, It notes that Kansanshi and Lumwana mines account for over 95 percent of employees in the private sector in the province.

The report further acknowledged that although the province was rich in natural resources such as minerals and good soils, a lot had to be done.

“The road net work in the province is generally poor as a result, economic development is being slowed down at the moment copper has to be transported by road from all the mines in the province to markets or processing plants outside the province’.” The report observes.

It added that North western Province had no industries to support the mining sector as such most of the consumables in the mines were imported from other provinces or outside the country.

The economic boom in the province, Solwezi in particular, the report noted, has seen an increase in the population of motor vehicles resulting into unnecessary congestion. This is because of the few roads and the number of road accidents reported to Police has also increased.

The report has suggested that there was urgent need to build other bridges across Solwezi and Kifubwa rivers because the whole province could be cut off from the rest of the country should there be a serious accident on the two existing bridges.

Despite, the economic development in the province, the report also observed that there were challenges of productivity and economic growth that needed to be addressed.

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Govt to Increase subsidy on Farming Inputs

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Government will this year further subsidise the farming inputs from the current 60% under the Fertiizer Support Programme (FSP).

Vice president Rupiah Banda disclosed this on arrival in Katete, Eastern province today.

He is in the area to drum up support for MMD candidate Reuben Banda in the Milanzi constituency by-elections billed for 26th of this month.

Mr Banda said government will further subsidise the farming inputs and also improve the crop marketing system in order to improve the agriculture sector.

The vice president expressed satisfaction at the support the MMD has recived from the people of Milanzi and was optimistic the the party will emerge victorious in the by election which arose following the death of incumbent MP Chosani Njobvu in March this year.

He noted that the MMD government has implemented several development projects in the constituency such as rehabilitation of roads, bridges and construction of schools and clinics which the people of Milanzi have appreciated.

Meanwhile, MMD deputy National Secretary Geofrey Kaande has said the ruling party is a waging an issue-based and non-violent campaign in the Milanzi by-election.

Mr Kaande urged other contestants to do the same.

Other candidates contesting the seat are UPND’s Chimwala Phiri, Francis Phiri for FDD, Peter Phiri for PF, APC’s Stephen Phiri and UNIP’s Ahmed Randera.

The Vice President arrived in Katete around 13.00 hours and will be in Katete until Sunday.

Govt still don’t Know the Whereabouts of Chungu

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The government says it has yet to establish the country in which fugitive former intelligence chief – Xavier Chungu is.

Attorney General, Mumba Malila told ZNBC news that this is why the former spy-master has not been brought back to face charges.

However, the Attorney General said government has made significant progress in recovering plundered resources from former Zambia’s Ambassador to the United States Attan Shansonga.

Mr. Malila said significant progress has also been made in recovering resources from his accomplices cited in the plunder of national resources.

He said it has been difficult to extradite Mr. Shansonga from United Kingdom – UK where he has taken refugee because Zambia and the UK do not have an extradiction treaty.

On extraditing the former former Intelligence Chief, Mr. Malila said once it is established that he is in a country that has an extradiction treaty with Zambia, Mr. Chungu will be brought back.

Mr. Shansonga and Mr. Chungu fled the country a few years ago after being linked to plunder of national resources.

Parley Committee hails Multi Facility Economic Zone plans

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The Parliamentary Committee on Delegated Legislation says the establishment of the Lusaka Multi Facility Economic Zone in Lusaka South will bring development and create employment opportunities for most youths in the area.

The Committee has also commended Government for degazetting the Lusaka South Forest Reserve Number F26 earmarked for the establishment on the Multi Facility Economic Zone.

Parliamentary Committee on Delegated Legislation Chairperson Chishimba Kambili made the remarks and warned that Parliamentarians will not protect Squatters would encroach on the land saying people should start inculcating a culture of respecting existing laws that govern the acquisition of land in the country.

He said the Committee decided to undertake the Field visit to ensure that the proposed area is not occupied by people and whose development will not disadvantage the locals.

Forestry Department Senior Extension Officer jackson Mukosha assured the Committee that no one will be displaced as a result of the development.

Mr. Mukosha said that part of the Reserve was degazzetted between 1954 and 1956 for purposes of mining, refuse disposal, smallholdings, Lilayi aerodrome and for security reasons.

He said once developed, the area would also see the construction of a Lusaka Park in a bid to retain the forest status adding that the Central Business District of the town would also be decongested.

Zambian worried over safety of his relatives in SA

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A Zambian Citizen with relatives in South Africa has expressed worry over the safety of his relatives in that country.

Sydney Kayombo said since the attacks began in south Africa, he had failed to communicate with them.

Watching images on violence attacks on the internet, Mr Kayombo described the situation as pathetic and hoped that perpetrators would be condemned by all peace loving people.

In an interview with ZANIS in Kitwe today, Mr. Kayombo said Zambia had contributed to South Africa’s labour force in the 1900s and its struggle against apartheid.

He said people mainly from western and north western provinces were taken to work in the gold mines during that time.

He further said the brutality on foreigners shows that there was something wrong in the governance of that country.

Recently, hundreds of foreigners including some Zambians became victims of Xenophobic attacks in some South African townships.

The Zambian government says the number of Zambians who are homeless in South Africa following the xenophobic attacks in that country has risen to 149 from about 109 recorded on Friday last week.

Home Affairs Minister Ronnie Shikapwasha says Government is making arrangements through the Zambian High Commission in South Africa to facilitate the return of about 30 Zambians who have expressed interest in coming back.

General Shikapwasha said the xenophobic attacks in South Africa have continued to be a source of worry.

General Shikapwasha was speaking during the 24th Synod meeting of the United Church of Zambia, UCZ, in Kabwe recently.he church  to take an aggressive approach in dealing with issues that are robbing humankind of love and destroying lives.

Zambia Police dismisses brutality claims

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The Zambia Police Service has refuted media reports that Chawama police officers brutally assaulted Maxwell Mambwe.

In a Press Statement to ZANIS today Commissioner of Police Francis Kabonde said the service high command is appalled with the Monitor and Digest Newspaper’s latest edition’s lead story of Tuesday June 3 reading, “Police officers cripple suspect.”

Mr. Kabonde said Mambwe sustained the injuries at the hands of a mob justice after he and another man allegedly stole a car.

He explained that the suspect was only rescued by police officers who later took him to the University Teaching Hospital for treatment but later arrested and charged him with aggravated robbery which is not a bondable offence.

Mr. Kabonde said the matter is before the high court and any further discussion on the issue has potential to raise issues of contempt of court as the photos shown are part of court proceedings.

He wondered whose interest the paper is serving because such evidence should just be produced during the accussed’s defence when court resumes.

On June 3, 2008 the Monitor and Digest Newspaper carried a story saying police brutality has left the 23 year crippled.

Meanwhile, Police in Livingstone last Sunday arrested three dangerous criminals, three Zambians and a Zimbabwean national and recovered three AK 47 riffles with 47 rounds of ammunition.

Mr. Kabonde said the three named Zambians and their Zimbabwean counterpart have been linked to other serious offences in Livingstone and Kazungula area and will soon appear in court.

And three other dangerous bandits have been arrested by Police in Lusaka for different aggravated robbery cases committed in George and Chazanga compounds recently.

Mr. Kabonda said the Police service has intensified the motorised and foot patrols in residential areas in a quest to restore law and order.

Mr. Kabonde also disclosed that Police have in the last seven days realised K71.2 million from fines paid as admission of guilt with traffic highway patrol team leading with K18 million followed by Chilenje Police who raised K12.8 million.

Waived off Users Fees Triggers Increased Patients

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A recent draft report on user fees has revealed that the waiving off of user fees in Government health institutions has resulted in the immediate increase of patients seeking health services from Public health centres and institutions.

And the report has further disclosed that the move has also triggered drug shortages in most Government health centres.

Speaking in Lusaka today, Civil Society for Poverty Reduction Senior Consultant Dr John Milimo said the increased number of people visiting health centres has resulted into work overloads on the part of the health personnel whose numbers had remained stagnant.

Dr Milimo noted that the abolition of user fees has further resulted into loss of the main financial resource in Government institutions.  He added that there had also been loss of staff such as cleaners and security guards.

Meanwhile, Dr Milimo has urged Government to put in place extra remedial measures aimed at attaining the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) on health.

Dr Milimo said the attainment of the MDGs on health would not be realised because of the so many health requirements that needed to be worked on by Government and other stakeholders in an effort to achieve the MDGs by 2015.

He cited the adequate supply of drugs to respond effectively to increased demand on public health services, increased staffing levels at resource health centres to enable the health personnel attend to the skyrocketed population seeking health services as some of the necessary requirements needed for the realisation of the MDGs.

Others measures, Dr Milimo cited include the provision of an adequate budget to heath institutions, provision of transport such as ambulances to cater for patients who travel long distances.

Kalusha FIFA match Commissioner

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ZNBC Sports News reports that FIFA has appointed Football Association Zambia president, Kalusha Bwalya as match commissioner for the 2010 joint World and Africa cup qualifying match between Lesotho and Ghana.Kalusha said the match is scheduled to take place in Bloefontein, South Africa – Sunday.

He was speaking to ZNBC Sports news.

Kalusha who is 1988 African Footballer of year, is also a member of the FIFA technical and anti-doping committees.

And the Ghana national soccer team has arrived in Bloemfontein for their 2010 joint World Cup qualifier against Lesotho.

Head coach Sellas Tetteh insists his side must win to keep up the spirit high after their qualifier’s opening game victory over Libya.

About 21 players instead of 22 made the trip with player Emmanuel Osei Bnahene dropped for reporting late before the Libya game.

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Herve Has The Last Say On Mbesuma

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Collins Mbesuma’s days as king of Zambia are seemingly over after head coach Herve Renard today revealed that the fallen star striker must work very hard to gain a place in the team.

“He (Mbesuma) has to work very hard,” Renard said today upon arrival back in Lusaka from Ghana with Zambia where the team lost 1-0 to Togo in their opening 2010 World/Africa Cup Group 11 qualifier played on May 31 in Accra.

“I can’t promise Mbesuma anything, yes he has some problem with the weight and he has to be fit.”

Renard said he had also laid down the house rules to Mbesuma in Ghana after he was debriefed about the strikers training camp antics of late coming and excuses.

“I told him the past is not my problem, the future is my problem,” the Frenchman said.

Mbesuma, who has scored 11 competitive goals for Zambia since making his senior debut in 2003, trained with Zambia in Ghana last week after joining camp in Accra on May 27, failed to make Zambia’s final 18-man team for last Saturday game against Togo due to poor fitness.
The striker recently cut ties with Bursaspor of Turkey just a season gone into a three-year contract with the side.

Poor fitness due to a recurring knee injury coupled with weight problems saw the 24-year-old striker play less than four full matches with Bursaspor since joining the Turkish top-flight club from English FA Cup champions Portsmouth last August.

Mbesuma also failed to make Zambia’s final team for this years Africa Cup finals in Ghana due to poor form.

Meanwhile, Zambia regroup this Thursday in Lusaka to prepare for the June 15 away World/Africa Cup Group 11 qualifier against Swaziland in Mbabane.

Zambia to maintain SADC,COMESA membership

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Zambia says it will maintain its membership in both the Southern Africa Development Community (SADC) and the Common Market For Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA).

Commerce Permanent Secretary Davidson Chilipamushi disclosed this saying Zambia trades more with SADC but has also an interest in COMESA which has its headquarters in Zambia.

The Permanent Secretary however called for the harmonisation and rationalisation of the protocol of Regional Economic Communities (REC’s).

He noted that COMESA was set to come up with its Customs Union this year while SADC was first establishing the Free Trade Area and that the whole regional intergration package includes the completion of negotiations for the Customs Union in 2010, the Common Market by 2015, and the establishment of a monetary Union by 2016 and the regional central bank with a common currency by 2018.

At the same function during the 14th meeting of the Government Committee of Experts for Southern African briefing in Lusaka yesterday, United Nations Economic Commission for Africa- Southern Africa (ECA-SA) said there was need to deepen efforts aimed at promoting regional intergration in support of the African Union’s vision and priorities.

Economic Commission For Africa Southern Africa Director Jeninifer Kargbo said the ECA office was involved in assisting member states in montoring and assessing progress made in micro economic and institutional policy convergence , monetary and financial intergration as the region prepares for the Free Trade Area (FTA) and Customs Union (CU).

The ECA Southern Africa Director noted that the Southern African Region has presented an evaluation of progress towards the attainment of the FTA and CU in SADC and Common Market For Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA)respectively.

She further noted there was need for countries to have an ultimate goal creation of one trading bloc to benefit the whole region. She added that countries would decide the prices as they get in the Customs Union Phase between now and 2010 as the harmonisation of the Regional Economic Communities REC’s is in process.

FAO injects US$335m into Zambia’s cassava production

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The Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO)has pumped about US$335 million into the Technical Cooperation Project aimed at promoting cassava production in Central and Luapula Provinces of Zambia.

The Italian government through FAO has also pumped in a further US$750 million for enhancing food security in cassava based systems in the two provinces.

Speaking yesterday during the official opening of a three-day Farm Business School Orientation workshop being conducted under the FAO supported project dubbed ”Enhancing food security in cassava based farming systems”, Luapula Province Acting Permanent Secretary Clement Siame said Government was happy with the Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) for implementing a project aimed at improving the business opportunities for cassava farmers.

Mr Siame said Cassava farmers have not benefited much from the economic gains recorded in the country.

The FAO project aims at promoting profitable cassava production system, value addition to the crop and increased market access.

Mr Siame observed that the FAO project would increase incomes and improve the living standards of the small rural households in Luapula and Central provinces.

He said since cassava was mainly grown by small scale farmers, expanding its market would bring direct economic and social benefits to the farmers.

He added that training farmers in enhancing food security in cassava-based farming systems would go a long way in empowering them to an effective role in the market and cassava commercialisation.

The Acting PS further said that farm business school methodology would equip farmers with practical business skills.

Mr Siame also urged small scale farmers to advance beyond achieving household food security to improve incomes by saving and increasing investment in their farming business.

And speaking earlier at the same function, Ministry of Agriculture and Cooperatives (MACO) National Project Coordinator for FAO, Alick Daka said about $335 million has been pumped into the Technical Cooperation Project (TCP) which is a two-year programme.

Mr Daka explained that this was under the integrated production and processing of cassava for increased food security and income generation.

He said another $750 million was received from the Italian government through FAO for enhancing food security in cassava based systems for Luapula and Central provinces.

Toyota Stakes over US$10m into Expansion Project in Zambia

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The famous motor company, Toyota Japan has committed over US$10 million to carry out an expansion project in Zambia that will include opening up plants in Solwezi and Livingstone in Northwestern and Southern Provinces respectively.

Toyata Japan plans to set up plants in Zambia for value addition, converting copper into cables that will be used for making motor vehicle parts and assembling full Toyota vehicles.

Speaking to ZANIS at the just ended TICAD 1V, in Yokohama, Japan, Commerce Trade and Industry Minister, Felix Mutati disclosed in an interview with ZANIS that the US $ 10 million will go towards renovating the Toyota head office in Lusaka and opening up plants in Solwezi and Livingstone.

“ Toyota is expected to come and conduct some feasibility studies in the next one or two months, but in case they delay, Zambia will continue to prod and push until we see major companies from Japan coming to invest in Zambia,” noted Mr Mutati.

Mr Mutati said it will be easy to market Zambia to Japan and other investors worldwide once Toyota sets up plants in Zambia.

Mr Mutati explained that Zambia will soon reach a Memorandum of Understanding(MoU) with a Japanese company called Jethro to facilitate investment flow from Japan into Zambia.

Mr Mutati added that Jethro, which operates like Zambia Development Agency, (ZDA)will assist in the promotion of investment from the Japanese business community, provide technical assistance to ZDA and also provide technical assistance to producers and exporters so that they penetrate the Japanese market.

The Minister further said apart from Toyota Japan, Zambian government officials also met with Mitsubishi, who have promised to go beyond mining into value addition.

Another Japanese company that has plans of investing in Zambia is the Japan Oil, Gas and Metals National Corporation, JOGMEC, which hopes to assist the Zambian government by providing geological data in Oil and gas explorations for Japanese investors to come into Zambia.

Mr Mutati also disclosed that the Zambian government together with Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) is putting up a multi facility zone with the technical assistance from Malaysia in order to attract Japanese investors and other Asian countries.

He said the Zones will create an industrial base for value addition industry and hoped that the feasibility study will be ready by April next year.

During the TICAD 1V, Zambia’s Ministers of Commerce, Trade and Industry, Felix Mutati, Finance Minister Ngandu Magande, Foreign Affairs Minister Kabinga Pande and Agriculture and Cooperatives Minister Sara Sayifwanda attended an investment forum where over 100 Japanese companies attended.

Among the issues discussed at the forum included the investment climate and incentives offered in Zambia, and the Japanese perception of risks in Zambia and Africa as a whole.

Crocodile kills girl six

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A six year old girl has been killed by a crocodile on Lake kariba at Sinalulongwe Fishing Village in Sinazongwe district.

Sinazongwe District Vice Chairperson Fisher Zimana named the deceased as Suzen kazunga who was caught by the crocodile while she was drawing water.

Mr. Zimana said the girl went to draw water with her mother and other family members.

He said when they reached at the Lake some children started swimming in lake while the mother to the deceased was washing plates.

The Vice Chairperson explained that as the girl decided to draw water in a five litre container the crocodile swallowed her.

“The mother tried to rescue the daughter but she failed and went to go and tell the husband, and the following day they only found a leg and a hand floating,” Mr. Zimana said.

He noted that the girl was allegedly caught by the crocodile because of the lack of a borehole at the fishing camp.

The Vice Chairperson expressed worry at the high incidents of crocodiles which were killing people in the district.

He warned parents against sending their children to draw water on Lake Kariba.

Mr. Zimana has made a passionate appeale to Zambia World Life Authority (ZAWA) to crop the reptiles that have become a danger to the people living along Lake Kariba in the district.

In March a family of three people including a pregnant woman was killed by a crocodile in Chiyabi area.

Mr. Zimana said a crocodile jumped into the canoe where the family was in at Jongolo stream, grabbed the woman’s arm, killing one in the process two people died at Maamba Hospital.

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