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Better fed animals are better protected from diseases – Phiri

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Better fed animals are better protected from diseases – Phiri

The government says it is providing support to farmers with seeds to grow their own pasture as a way to mitigate the effects of climate change.

Mpika District Fisheries and Livestock Coordinator Simon Phiri says the Enhanced Small Holder Livestock (E-SLIP) program is aimed at improving smallholder livestock production and productivity in most parts of the country.

Mr. Phiri says the availability of natural pasture in Mpika Town is dependent on the time of year adding that the program pioneered the livestock pasture development program where farmers are supported with seed.

Fisheries and Livestock coordinator was speaking in an interview shortly after Mpika District Commissioner David Siame witnessed pasture growing in Chipundu area.

“The programme presents farmers with an opportunity to grow their own nutritious feed to feed their animals and this enhances the nutrition levels for the animals.

“ This seed is to help farmers grow their own pasture to supplement the nutrition of animals especially during the dry periods of the year,” said Mr. Phiri.

The Pasture Development programme is very important as it helps mitigate the effects of climate change which have impacted on the range under which natural pasture can occur.

“Better fed animals are better protected from diseases and any other optimistic helmets that may render them unhealthy,” he said.

And Mpika District Commissioner David Siame says he is happy that the farmers in Chipundu have been taking good care of their livestock.

Advising that farmers should continue to take care of the livestock so that the program is passed on to others, Mr Siame added that government is committed to ensuring that livestock farmers are well trained for the benefit of ensuring healthy animals for the market.

“Am happy to witness the training of pasture growing, let us take this seriously and ensure that we take good care of our animals so that they are healthy.

“ Farming is a business which will not only provide the farmers with an income but help improve nutrition levels in their homes, “ said Mr. Siame.

Meanwhile, Emilio Kafula, a Chipundu Farmer says the pass-on program has helped change his living standards as he now has Eight (8) cows.

Mr. Kafula says he received two cows through the program and now has eight.

“There are a lot of benefits in keeping cows that produce milk, these cows have helped change my living standards,” said Mr. Kafula.

He has since thanked government for the pass on program and the training being received in pasture growing which will help them with pasture during the dry season.

Government should look at the business aspect of KCM when resolving the disputed ownership

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Government should look at the business aspect of KCM when resolving the disputed ownership

Caritas Zambia Chingola Coordinator Eugene Mulenga has said the New Dawn Government should look at the business aspect of Konkola Copper Mines (KCM) when resolving the disputed ownership.

Mr. Mulenga said it won’t help KCM operations if the Government takes long to make a decision concerning the planned unlocking of the mining firm.

He said at the moment it is difficult to sustain KCM operations due to lack of capital injection.

“We do understand that the government wants to take a very conscious approach when making a decision on KCM but I also want to say that this is a business and a decision should be made as such! A decision will have to be made, whether wrong or right whatever the outcome, we shall say it’s the UPND delayed or not! Now, we are all in agreement that so many things went wrong before the liquidation process and a decision was made which has resulted in a procrastinating court process. For over three years now no tangible results have been achieved,” Mr. Mulenga said.

“The question is for how long are we going to wait? And are we able to sustain the cost of operations for the mine? I want to urge the government to quickly look at this matter, not from a political point of view which is a popular view but from business lenses which require business decisions to be made. The long it takes to make a decision the more liabilities we create. In all honesty, for how long can we sustain the mining operations at KCM in the trajectory? I personally think the government does not need to wait for people’s opinions on this matter but make a business decision that can help sustain the operations at KCM and save the mine from totally collapsing, it better we save it now than wait for some investors who have not even put anything on the table,” he said.

Mr. Mulenga reiterated that the issue of KCM should not be politicised.

“We can’t hope for something we cannot realistically see, the issue is that we have Vedanta Resources on the plate now, ready to talk and legally owning KCM by majority shareholding, for three years now we have failed to resolve this matter in court! For how long can we manage court processes, costs and adjournments? And since now they have realized all the issues that we have been talking about and shown commitment to addressing those concerns, with the new government in place, I want to appeal to you my dear friends to trust the leadership of the government of President Hakainde Hichilema in addressing this matter and politics aside,” Mr. Mulenga said.

He added that the Government should negotiate a good deal for the Zambian people bearing in mind that citizens are watching.

“Dear colleagues, however you look at this issue, the one thing you must realize is that there was leadership in place at the time when things went bad at KCM and the issues are not lack of government institutions to monitor but bad political leadership that interfered in the work of all these institutions. We have ZDA, ZEMA, MSD, ZRA, Ministry of Labour, Ministry of Mines and ZCCM-IH as minority shareholders etc . Where were all these institutions during all the time? I suggest we give the current Government a chance to prove their worth and see if they cannot negotiate for a better deal for the Zambian people knowing full well that they shall be judged by the Zambian people at some point. May God grant us wisdom, be blessed,” Mr. Mulenga said.

Mambwe schools yet to receive CDF bursaries

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Mambwe schools yet to receive CDF bursaries

Schools in Mambwe district in Eastern Province are yet to receive funds meant for secondary school bursaries under the Constituency Development Fund (CDF).

Mambwe District Education Board Secretary (DEBS), Christine Sinyangwe, said it was worrying that schools have not started receiving funds when the money is available in the coffers.

Ms. Sinyangwe told ZANIS in an interview that the procedural issues are delaying the payment of funds to schools for vulnerable children who are on the secondary school bursary scheme.

She hoped that the procedures that are involved in the disbursement of funds to schools under the secondary school bursaries component in the Constituency Development Fund can be worked on so that schools are helped.

Ms. Sinyangwe however said she has been assured that the funds will soon be credited into the school accounts.

Meanwhile, Ms. Sinyangwe has disclosed that all schools in the district have received grants from the government for the second quarter of 2022 to help with their operations.

She could however not state the amount of funds that were received as monies are directly sent to school accounts.

The DEBS further disclosed that her office has been sensitising and orienting schools on the utilisation of the grants.

“Some head teachers were still finding it difficult to utilise and manage funds which the schools receive in form of grants. In order to help them, my office has continued sensitising and orienting schools on financial management,” she said.

However, Mambwe Town Council District Planning Officer, Kennedy Phiri, said the Constituency Development Fund committee in the district sat and approved all secondary school bursary submissions.

Mr. Phiri added that the local authority is now waiting for an approval from the Ministry of Local Government and Rural Development in order to effect the payments to the schools.

I’m being politically persecuted for ditching the UPND prior to the 2021 General Elections-GBM

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I’m being politically persecuted for ditching the UPND prior to the 2021 General Elections-GBM

Opposition Patriotic Front (PF) member and business tycoon Geoffrey Bwalya Mwamba popularly known as GBM has charged that he is being politically persecuted for ditching the UPND prior to the 2021 General Elections.

GBM was last Tuesday arrested and detained over allegations of Conflict of Interest and possession of property suspected to be proceeds of crime as a typical example of a vindictive fight against corruption.

He resigned from the UPND in 2019 to rejoin the PF which was ruling at the time.

GBM appeared in court yesterday for counts he faces of being in possession of property reasonably suspected to be proceeds of crime and conflict of interest involving millions of Kwachas and thousands of dollars respectively.

The former UPND Vice President has since been granted bail of K300, 000 by the Lusaka Magistrate Court.

The joint investigations team charged GBM with 8 counts of Conflict of Interest and 19 counts of being in possession of property reasonably suspected to be proceeds of crime.

Speaking to journalists after being released from custody when he was granted bail, Mr. Mwamba said he was not shaken by the arrest and detention.

The former Kasama Central Member of Parliament said he is used to being arrested.

“Ulya alencusha kapokola alikwi? (Where is that police officer who was mistreating me?) Bacepa sana.I feel nothing. Nothing has changed because I knew what was happening and what is still happening and nothing will change me. I will always be GBM. That one, no one will steal it away from me. 25 is the count, that is what they think in their heads but maybe it is one count mind you. At the end of the day, we have very good lawyers, I think they will be able to reduce the counts to probably even to zero. So that is not worrying me at all. They kept me like any other detainee. They kept me like a detainee but I am used to it,” he told reporters in Lusaka.

“I think this is not the first time as you all know that even through PF I went through the same, even with Hakainde Hichilema who is now the president I went through it with him. I have been detained several times so this is not strange to me. Who? Since when can I be shaken? Have you ever seen me shaken over these orchestrated detentions? I have never been shaken. I have never been shaken and no one will shake me. You know what it is, political persecution. They are talking about a case which happened when I was Minister of Defence and they have no facts that I interfered in the procurement of that contract. They have no defence whatsoever and I don’t happen to appear anywhere but you see it is because of what I did,” Mr. Mwamba said.

He promised to break his silence in order to start mobilizing his party PF.

“Just because I resigned from UPND you see. Just because of my resignation, leaving UPND that is the problem that I have made. But I can tell you that I am still strong. In fact, I am getting stronger and stronger by the day. You see, I have been quiet for too long. I think this is about time I start mobilizing my party PF,” Mr. Mwamba said.

100 877 people applied for the 30 000 teacher positions available-Education Minister

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100 877 people applied for the 30 000 teacher positions available-Education Minister

100 877 Teachers have applied to be recruited against the 30,000 teachers to be recruited in the ongoing teachers’ recruitment exercise.

Delivering a ministerial statement in parliament this afternoon Minister of Education Douglas Syakalima revealed that the central province received the highest number of applications with 17,513 followed by Copperbelt with 14,114.

Mr Syakalima said Muchinga and Lusaka received the lowest number of applications with 5,977 and 5,318 respectively.

And the minister has disclosed that the district human resource management committees mandated to recruit the teachers in the respective districts under the decentralized model screened, shortlisted and selected suitable candidates according to the needs of the district and submitted to the provincial human resource management committees for validation and consolidation.

He has further indicated that the provincial human resource management committees, in turn, submitted to the teaching service commission for the technical committee at national level to subsequently undertake the national consolidation and verification.

Mr Syakalima has disclosed that the government has allocated one billion nine hundred ninety-four million eight hundred seventeen thousand six hundred kwacha in the 2022 national budget in order to make the whole exercise of teacher recruitment possible.

He says the allocation has gone a long way in making it possible for the ministry to undertake the exercise which will improve the teacher-pupil ratio and enhance the quality of education.

He revealed that the average teacher-pupil ratio stands at 1to 58 for primary and 1to 38 for secondary schools against the required standard teacher-pupil ratio of 1 to 45 and 1 to 35 at primary and secondary school levels respectively.

Trade Unions, CSOs pledge to work together

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Trade Unions, CSOs pledge to work together

An Alliance of Trade Unions and Civil Society Organizations (ATCS) in Central province has formed a joint action group to protect the democratic civic space, freedom of association and freedom of information in the country.

Speaking during a joint press briefing in Kabwe, ATCS Consultant Kalungu Sampa said the alliance has come up with such a strategy after realising that fighting for democratic space demands a multi-stakeholder and multi-sectoral approach.

Mr Sampa observed that the alliance between Trade Unions and CSOs in Central province will provide a viable platform to improve collaborative actions towards enhancing democratic civic space and freedoms of citizens from all walks of life.

“As an alliance, we have pledged to work together to promote democratic civic space and human rights, enhance freedoms and justice, free from intimidation and suppression and violence by the powers that be,” Mr Sampa said.

He stated that the alliance has resolved to put premium priority towards civic education on key matters of concern such as Constituency Development Fund (CDF), Access to Information law (ATI), and corruption, in order to enhance active participation and involvement of citizens in civic matters.

Mr. Sampa added that the alliance will utilize digital technology, social media and creative arts among other available channels and tools, to carry out civic education for citizens.

Meanwhile, Alliance Chairperson Paul Mwansa explained that the organisation will also advocate for speedy legislative reforms especially on the Access to Information (ATI) law, media freedoms and the Public Order Act (POA) among others, in order to enhance freedom of information, speech and association.

Mr. Mwansa stated that mutual collaboration and respect between the Zambia Congress of Trade Unions (ZCTU), CSOs and government will be promoted while monitoring the effectiveness of implementing the existing democratic laws will continue.

“As an alliance of Trade Unions and CSOs in the central province, we remain committed to promoting and supporting progressive policies, legislation and action taken by government and any other stakeholders while at the same time will stand firm and hard against that which will demean and reduce the tenets of democracy and freedoms of individuals and institutions,” Mr. Mwansa said.

Barotseland Reports blogger warned for alleging that government resources are being abused

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Barotseland Reports blogger warned for alleging that government resources are being abused

Journalists in Western Province have condemned a Facebook post created by Barotseland Reports alleging that local media personnel were being lavished with excess government resources.

Western Province Press-Club President, Sifuwe Mwangala, said it was wrong for Barotseland Reports to post and publish such falsehoods.

Ms. Mwangala said such sentiments amount to an abuse of the freedom of expression.

She has since urged mushrooming social media outlets to observe accuracy and objectivity in their reporting of issues, adding that fabricated information is uncalled for.

“They should learn to be truthful all the time and verify facts before publishing them. How can they accuse us of swimming in money,” she said.

She noted that the article was demotivating to Journalists who are trying very hard to execute their duties under difficult circumstances.

Recently, the Barotseland Reports Facebook page, posted negative remarks against Journalists who attended a meeting with Western Province Minister, Akapelwa Mbangweta and some senior provincial staff on the preparation for the provincial tourism expo.

The page wrote a caption on a picture showing Western Province Minister and local Journalists stating, “On the photo; Journalists who always swim and eat government money, posing on the photo with the Minister and so-called expo advisor”.

And Sun FM Reporter, Geoffrey Likezo, who was part of the labelled Journalists, said such allegations are unacceptable and demeaning to the noble profession.

Mr. Likezo said such careless and unverified statements can attract legal actions against the publisher.

“Bloggers should not start doing the work of Journalists because you will start abusing freedom of expression,” he said.

Furthermore, Mr. Likezo called on media regulatory bodies to critically monitor online media outlets.

DEC has urged members of the public in Mufulira district to desist from giving alms to street kids

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DEC has urged members of the public in Mufulira district to desist from giving alms to street kids

The Drug Enforcement Commission (DEC) has urged members of the public in the Mufulira district to desist from giving alms to street kids because such help enables them to finance their addiction to various drugs.

Senior DEC Investigations Officer in the Education and Counselling Department in Mufulira district, Precious Sakala, said it is disheartening that some people are supplying street kids with resources which only enable them to access substances like bostic and glue, commonly known as jenkem, which they inhale.

Ms. Sakala stated that the substances are dangerous for human health as they impair the brain’s functionality.

She said many street kids in Mufulira are engaging in drug abuse of jenkem which they get using money from well-wishers.

Ms. Sakala has since appealed to well-wishers to desist from giving handouts to the children as it was only being used to finance their substance abuse.

She stated that there is need for collaboration among all stakeholders to help the street kids and desist from worsening the damage caused by drugs.

She noted that drugs can alter human brain structure, functions and make them addicted to the substance.

And Ms. Sakala has cited abuse and financial constraints in families as some of the factors that make children run away from their homes and resort to street life.

She added that here is a need to find better solutions for such children as street life was not a solution.

She further said there is need for all stakeholders to come together to rehabilitate the street kids and send them back to their families.

President Hichilema expected on on the Copperbelt province for a three day working visit

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President Hichilema expected on on the Copperbelt province for a three day working visit

President Hakainde Hichilema is tomorrow expected on the Copperbelt province for a three day working visit.

Provincial Permanent Secretary, Augustine Kasongo says, while in the province, the President is expected to hold several engagements with different stakeholders.

Mr Kasongo further revealed that while in the province, the Head of State will also grace a fundraising gala dinner organized by the United Party for National Development (UPND).

“He is coming here to meet various stakeholders in Ndola, Kitwe, Chingola, Chililabombwe and Mufulira, and will also grace a fundraising dinner that has been organised by the UPND.” The PS revealed.

The Provincial Permanent Secretary stated that the President will immediately proceed to Kitwe and Mufulira, as soon as he gets to the Copperbelt, to meet various stakeholders.

The Copperbelt Province Permanent Secretary added that President Hichilema will on Saturday, June 11, 2022, attend a church service at Ndola’s Lubuto Seventh Day Adventist church, before gracing the fundraising dinner by the UPND in the evening.

Mr. Kasongo announced that the President is on Sunday expected to have some engagements with various stakeholders in Chingola and Chililabombwe, where he will also expect to attend a church service at Life Cathedral Gospel Church International.

Mr. Kasongo has since called on heads of government departments, senior members of the party, as well as members of the public, to turn out in numbers and give a thunderous welcome to the Head of State.

President Hichilema will return to Lusaka on Sunday after concluding his programmes in Chingola.

Withdrawal from the media self- regulation process by MISA and BBC is a betrayal-ZIIMA

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Withdrawal from the media self- regulation process by MISA and BBC is a betrayal-ZIIMA

The Zambia Institute of Independent Media Alliance (ZIIMA) has described as a betrayal the pulling out of two media bodies from the media self-regulation process.

Alliance President Jajah Coulibaly has charged that the reasons why MISA Zambia and BBC media action have u-turned on a process they fully supported from its inception is just to please foreign funders.

Mr Coulibaly said that their actions amount to treachery, recalling that the media in Zambia failed on two occasions to regulate themselves through voluntary means.

Mr Coulibaly has therefore urged journalists and media houses across the country to remain calm as the Zambia Media Council (ZAMEC) draft bill will soon be ready to be taken to parliament.

Yesterday, the Media Institute of Southern Africa (MISA) Zambia and BBC Media Action withdrew their participation from the Media Self-Regulation Technical Working Group (TWG) that proposes to set up the Zambia Media Council(ZAMEC).

Media Liaison Committee Chairperson Enock Ngoma said that the two organisations will no longer be part of the media self-regulation process in Zambia.

Mr Ngoma said that Media Laison Committee however remains indebted to the two organisations for their technical and financial support rendered to the process.

In a joint statement issued to the media by Mr Ngoma and the Technical Working Group Chairperson Ernest Chanda, further disclosed that the new Technical Working Group Secretariat under MLC has since moved from MISA Zambia to the Media Network on Child Rights and Development (MNCRD) offices.

And, Mr Ngoma, said the TWG has submitted the final draft of the Zambia media council bill to the Ministry of Information and Media and is currently at the Ministry of Justice waiting for the Government to table it in Parliament.

He has invited stakeholders, cooperating partners and other well-wishers to come on board to support the process.

Repair works on damaged TAZARA bridge resume

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Repair works on damaged TAZARA bridge resume

Repair works on the damaged Tanzania-Zambia Railway Authority (TAZARA) Railway line bridge across Chambeshi river in Muchinga Province which had slowed down three weeks ago, is progressing well.

TAZARA Regional Manager, Kambani Ndhlovu says the 1.6 million dollars project being undertaken by Jiangsu Gold Civil Construction is progressing well and back on schedule.

Mr. Ndhlovu was speaking when Muchinga Province Permanent Secretary, Henry Mukungule visited the site yesterday.

He said the fabrication of steel materials which were being done in South Africa, has been completed.

Mr. Ndhlovu said the dispatch will be done in three phases commencing today, June 9 while the last consignment is expected to arrive at Chambeshi Bridge on June 24 this month.

“We have already done the ground works and even now the preparatory works to prepare for the awaited steel members is ongoing and we are on schedule. We will not rush to commence full operations after completion of repair works on July 22 but will wait for a period of three to four weeks of testing to ensure that the bridge is perfect and later have it recommissioned,” he said.

And Muchinga Province Permanent Secretary, Henry Mukungule said government is monitoring the on-going repair works on the damaged TAZARA Rail line bridge with keen interest.

Speaking after being taken on a conducted inspection of the repair works, Mr. Mukungule said President Hakainde Hichilema wants to see the completion of bridge repairs within the stipulated time frame due to its economic importance to the nation.

“TAZARA has incurred great losses due to the suspension of the movements of trains,” said Mr. Mukungule.

Mr. Mukungule said the completion of the repair works on the damaged bridge will be a big relief to the Government of Zambia and Tanzania as it will start bringing in, the much needed revenue.

Meanwhile, speaking in a separate interview, Chief Mpepo of the Bemba in Kanchibiya District has commended President Hichilema for the commitment he has shown towards the repairing of the damaged bridge.

“Am looking forward to see the smooth operation of the trains to commence as soon as possible,” said Chief Mpepo.

ECZ Leadership should be Independent and not feel threatened by the Change of Government

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ECZ Leadership should be Independent and not feel threatened by the Change of Government

Civil rights activist Brebner Changala has said that the Electoral Commission of Zambia chairmanship should be independent and not feel threatened by the change of government.

Reacting to the decision by President Haakinde Hichilema not to renew the contract of Chairperson Essau Chulu and Vice-Chairperson Emily Sikazwe, Mr Changala told a local radio station QFM that only then will true evolution of democracy show and avised President Hichilema not take pleasure in his latest decision not to renew the contracts of ECZ Chairperson Esau Chulu and his vice Emily Sikazwe as this will raise questions on the credibility of the next people he will appoint.

Mr Changala said that as welcome as the none renewal of the contracts might be, the development highlights the serious challenges faced between the institutions of governance and the executive.

Mr Changala said that the action taken by the president will raise questions on the credibility of the people he will appoint to the said positions and whether they are not his pawns and inclined to the new dawn administration.

Mr Changala further stated that the ECZ is supposed to be independent without any due influence from any arm of government, but the fact that the ECZ heads are appointed by the Republican president makes the job security of tenure and independence of the institution questionable.

This week President Hakainde Hichilema notified Electoral Commission of Zambia Chairperson Essau Chulu and Vice-Chairperson Emily Sikazwe of their expiration of contracts and non-renewal of tenure.

President Hichilema said that the decision has been made in the exercise of the power vested in him under section 4 (3) of the Electoral Commission Amendment Act number 5 of 2019.

According to a statement made available to the media by the Special Assistant to the President for Press and Public Relations, Anthony Bwalya, the Head of State thanked the two for their dedicated service to the country and has wished them well in their future endeavours.

Justice Chulu was appointed ECZ Chairperson in 2015 and has held the position for the last seven years, while Dr. Sikazwe has served as Vice Chairperson for two years, following her appointment in 2020.

Fire destroys a house in Kanchibiya Town

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Fire destroys a house in Kanchibiya Town

A three bedroomed  house in Chalabesa area of Kanchibiya Town , Muchinga Province, has been gutted by fire destroying property worth thousands of Kwacha.

Kanchibiya District Commissioner Chrispin Chilekwa confirms the development saying the inferno started around 11:30 hours yesterday.

Mr Chilekwa says the cause of the inferno is yet to be established but preliminary investigations indicates that the fire may have been caused by an electrical shock.

Mr. Chilekwa disclosed that the house belonging to Mr Paul Chanda’s family  caught fire while the owners were away attending a funeral in the neigbourhood.

“ Most of the household property worth thousands of Kwacha has been totally destroyed especially in the sitting room where the fire is believed to have started from, “ he said.

Quick response by the community prevented  the inferno from spreading to other rooms and thus left some of the properties intact.

Meanwhile, Lubaleshe Ward Development Committee Chairperson Silvestern Mulenga has called on Kanchibiya Town Council to serious consider procuring fire engines as well in readiness for any inferno in the near future.

Mr. Mulenga since appeal to Council to quicken  the process of establishing and equipping the fire department in Kanchibiya.

“Am happy that no life was lost in the inferno,” said Mr. Mulenga.

And  the owner of the house,  Chanda Pau, has since appealed to government and well-wishers to assist him to rehabilitate his house that has been destroyed.
“The loss that I have incurred is too much for me to manage,” Mr. Chanda lamented.

Zambia Police intensify in house training

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Zambia Police intensify in house training

The Zambia Police Service says it has intensified workshops on policing so that its staff could start carrying their duties professionally to satisfaction of the general public.

Southern province Commissioner of Police Alfred Nawa, says the workshops are being conducted at Station level in the entire province.

Mr Nawa says his office hopes that through the workshop sessions , it will tremendously helped police officers to work diligently and professionally in the province.

The Police Commander  said in an interview that  he was pleased with the manner officers in the province are carrying out their duties in ensuring reduced crime in the province.

“ Police in the province will not relent in bringing law breakers to book whenever they commit felonies or indeed misdemeanors, “ he said.

He  further advised his officers not to involve themselves in criminal activities adding that  the law will not spare any of them found wanting.

And Mr Nawa has appealed to members of the public to work hand in hand with law enforcement officers to fighting crime in the province.

Zesco United Commence 2022/23 Pre-Season Preparations

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Zesco United commence pre-season training this Monday ahead of the 2022/2023 campaign that is tentatively set to kick off in late August.

The nine-time champions will kick-off their pre-season training at the Ndola base on June 13.

Zesco will spend the first fortnight in Ndola before packing their bag on June 26 to embark on a 10-day pre-season camp in Mongu.

At least six players are returning for pre-season with very little rust after thanks to 2023 AFCON qualifier duty in June.

Defender Shemmy Mayembe, goalkeeper Gregory Sanjase, midfielders Spencer Sautu and Kelvin Mubanga plus striker Enock Sakala were all away over the last three weeks on Chipolopolo duty.

The only foreigner who was also on national team assignment was defender Peter Mayang who is due back this weekend from AFCON duty with South Sudan.

But the Kenyan duo of goalkeeper Ian Otieno and striker Vincent Oburu had no international engagements because of Kenya’s current FIFA ban.

Zesco head into the 2022/2023 season seeking to reclaim the FAZ Super League title they abdicated to Red Arrows after finishing runners-up in the 2021/2022 campaign.

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