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PURSUING JUSTICE AND EQUITY WITH INTEGRITY
‘I SAW ‘NO THANK MEN KISS’ Vol. 6. Issue 2704
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Thursday September 10, 2020
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“I was disgusted seeing men kiss men,” a witness told the Lusaka High Court yesterday. Youth members of the planned Socialist Party who were sent to Brazil for training witnessed homosexual
and transgender activities, the court heard. This is a matter in which Socialist Party leader, Fred M’membe has sued Rainbow Party secretary-general, Wynter Kabimba, Daily Nation Newspaper and Millennium Radio for defamation. To Page 3
Simthandile Sishi of South Africa battles with Moses Mulenga of Zambia during the 2019 COSAFA U-17 Youth Championship match between South Africa and Zambia on 14 October 2019 at Mpira Stadium, Blantyre. - Picture by SYDNEY MAHLANGU.
Lungu warns millers By PRISCA LUMINGU BANDA
GOVERNMENT will not work with millers who want to use manipulative tactics to access subsidised maize from the Food Reserve Agency (FRA), President Lunto happen. I cannot comment gu has warned. To Pg 3
…Nyirenda denies being offered Chipo
By GRACE CHAILE LESOETSA
disnissed the reports saying they have not contacted Nyirenda and the association will soon advertise the top job. But according to the South African media which includes the Sowetan, the Baroka Fc coach had been asked to tutor the national team. Sowetan said the Zambian tactician was yet to decide whether to take up the offier. "I don't know what is going
…Witness tells W court in IMF, WB want debt Socialist Party case. P3 extension HOPEFUL P3. BREBNER ALUMINIUM & PVC CHANGALA IS ONCE OFF PROMOTION A HYPOCRITE EDSON Nyirenda has denied reports that he has been offered to again drill the Chipolopolo boys ahead of next month’s 2021 Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers against Algeria and Zimbabwe. And the Football Association of Zambia (FAZ) has also
much on that,” "It's a very difficult situation. Zambia is my home and I have a contract to fulfil with Baroka. I cannot ditch them just like that. "There are a lot of things that we have to put into perspective before making any decision," "National matters are very sensitive. People will think you're a sell-out but you have to respect the people here.
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Let’s go the Botswana way
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THE recent decision by Gaberone to put a dividing line between what foreigners and locals can do in terms of business activities deserves a pat on the back. I am equally aware the same is true for Tanzania. It is shocking and frustrating to have people come all way from foreign countries to Zambia to engage in businesses which locals can do even better. A few years ago, a Chinese woman who travelled from Beijing was seen selling roasted cobs of fresh maize in one of Lusaka’s streets. It raised quite a number of eyebrows but as usual died a natural silent death and it was life as usual.
And even today many foreigners are selling nshima in restaurants, making building materials, running garages, chicken rearing and operating butcheries and social clubs. Still others are mining our precious minerals with impunity, running filling stations and general farming. Many others have opened numerous shopping malls while Zambians have been relegated to salaula trading where they daily earn pitiful profits. But this is no longer the case in Botswana where the government has clearly put a line on what foreigners should not engage in while in that country. I think this line of doing things should be adopted by all African governments. These (foreigners) are the same people who daily ship away tonnes and tonnes of our natural resources for a song. This, I strongly feel should not be allowed to continue and time is now to empower the locals. If Zambians are empowered through such mechanisms, it will go a long way in eradicating poverty in the nation. Let’s us also go the Botswana way as a sure way of putting money in the pockets of Zambians. JAY BOND, Lusaka.
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The other meanings of the name Bally
Dear Editor,
These (foreigners) are the same people who daily ship away tonnes and tonnes of our natural resources for a song.
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Dear Editor,
ACCORDING to a British slang the word “Bally” means damned (euphemism for blood). Yet we all know that a name is a word or group of words by which a person or items are addressed, known or referred to. But perhaps it is the examples from the web for Bally that are really interesting. A Briton somewhere in 1840 made the following sentences:- “But I will always remember her kindness and that Bally pistol with a fan in it;” “And the absurdity, the Bally foolishness of it all, is is those pitiful attempts that deceive no one;” “But this Bally seems to bewitch people,” continued the big man” “I haven’t an idea why the Bally sausage rolled, or I’d tell dear old chap.” This Bally name is rather interesting, baffling and almost amazing and what a name!!! Could be there is need to be careful before adopting a name such as Bally which has all sorts of meanings. Just my small observation. MUTALE BANDA, Lusaka.
TRADING IN FOREIGN CURRENCIES IN ZAMBIA IS ILLEGAL
Dear Editor,
THERE is a law in Zambia which prohibits entrepreneurs to sell their goods and services in foreign currencies such as the United States dollar for instance. Former Deputy Minister of Commerce, Trade and Industry and who is the current Lusaka Mayor, Miles Bwalya Sampa issued a directive in 2016 that local entrepreneurs should not conduct their businesses in foreign currencies. The former Deputy Secretary to Cabinet, Mr Christopher Mvunga also recently sounded the warning to the entrepreneurs charging their goods and services in foreign currencies should desist from the practice. This is because it is an offence punishable by law. These entrpreneurs should instead trade in Kwacha which is our legal currency. To hear that suppliers of raw materials especially gypsum are quoting in dollars, leading to high cement prices is disheartening. Dangote Cement Chief Financial Officer, Bright Tembo told Copperbelt Province Minister, Japhen Mwakalombe
The entrepreneurs owning shopping malls are also the major culprits. They charge the rentals for the shops in foreign currencies preferably the dollar which is a violation of the law.
when he visited the plant that the increase in price of cement is necessitated by the increase in price of raw materials in the country. The entrepreneurs owning shopping malls are also the major culprits. They charge the rentals for the shops in foreign currencies preferably the dollar which is a violation of the law. When the Kwacha depreciates
against the major convertible currencies, the tenants for shops and clients for other goods and services pay dearly or at a very expensive price. This practice exploits the consumers as they have to pay more for goods and services. Under any stress of imagination, this should not be the case. The trend of some entrepreneurs charging their
goods and services to the consumers has been going on for some time and nothing is being done to avert the situation. If seems there is laxity of the law at play to create a fertile ground for some traders both foreign and local to continue exploiting the consumers through high prices exacerbated by fluctuation in the exchange rate. In my considered view, I feel there is need to sensitise people on trading using the Kwacha as the legal currency in our country. On the other hand, the government should deploy inspectors to conduct random survey in trading places to ascertain whether the traders conform to the law by charging their goods and services in our legal currency which is the Kwacha. In conclusion, let me hasten to mention here that trading in foreign currencies is illegal and those found wanting should be prosecuted to deter would-be offenders. In this way, there will be compliance on the part of the entrepreneurs to use the Kwacha, our legal currency. ELEMIYA PHIRI, Lusaka.
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NGO CITES LOOPHOLES IN COVID-19 FIGHT By SANFROSSA MANYINDA
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HE continued illegal operation of bars and night clubs is a result of communication breakdown between the central government and councils, Change Mindset Zambia has said. According to Change Mindset Zambia, the Ministry of Health during routine updates on Covid-19 usually attributed the surge in infections to large gatherings and failure by local leaders to effectively implement preventive measures in public places, bars inclusive. Executive Director, Geoffrey Musonda, told the Daily Nation in Kitwe, therefore, that lack of
communication between the central government and the councils was making the fight against Covid-19 difficult. “Lack of proper communication between the two parties is what has caused bar owners to remain operational without fear,” he said. Mr Musonda said that there was need for the central government to work with the councils in ensuring that the surge was mitigated by sensitising people. He said that the two parties also needed to maintain the laws that were put in place and avoid issuing contradictory statements which gave offenders the leverage to do what they felt like at any given time.
Mr Musonda observed that the two parties were not speaking with one voice in enforcing the laws. “It is very worrying to note that the numbers are increasing due to large gatherings like bars which are supposed to be closed. “This is a big problem because the public may think councils are not doing their best in making sure that bars remain closed not knowing that higher offices somehow do not give local authorities the power to deal with such issues. This can be seen through differences in statements,” he said. Mr Musonda challenged the central government to give more autonomy to the council in dealing with preventive measures.
FILE PHOTO : ‘‘The sewer line replacement works by KWSC are a key public health intervention.’’ Dr Chanda
Ndola’s Ndeke sewer system repaired By SANFROSSA MANYINDA NAMBOARD houses in Ndola’s Ndeke Township will soon get functional sewer lines for the first time in 33 years. Kafubu Water and Sanitation Company (KWSC) has started replacing the collapsed sewer lines at the Namboard houses in Ndeke which had not been functional since 1987. The development has elated Water Development, Sanitation and Environmental Protection Minister, Jonas Chanda. Though NAMBOARD houses have flushable toilets, they have not functioned for 33 years due to critical water shortages in the past years. As a result, the sewer lines got blocked, eventually collapsing the entire old sewer pipelines. Dr Chanda expressed happiness when he inspected the 200 metre sewer line replacement works in Ndola’s Upper Ndeke NAMBOARD houses. He expressed happiness that residents who had lived for more than 33 years without proper sewer or sanitation services would now have functional flushable toilets
and do away with the pit latrines. “It is unacceptable for urban houses with flushable toilets to resort to pit latrines. The numerous pit latrines in the area over the decades pose a risk of contaminating underground water and are a recipe for water-borne diseases like cholera, dysentery, typhoid and hepatitis,” he said. Dr Chanda said that the sewer line replacement works by KWSC were a key public health intervention. He assured residents who petitioned that government sell the houses to sitting tenants that he would engage Ministry of Works and Supply and other relevant offices to see how best the matter could be handled. KWSC Director of Engineering, Bernard Phiri, said the project was an internally funded one which would be completed in 21days once the K35,000 sewer line replacement works are completed. Mr. Phiri said the water utility company had already provided water to the area so that the project could properly be implemented once handed over to the residents.