Under-20 coach Perry Mutapa has named his final 20-member squad for the 2020 Cosafa championship that will also double as the qualifier for the Mauritania 2021 Africa Cup of Nations.

Zambia is in Group B alongside Malawi, Namibia and Comoros Islands.

The squad comprises a mix of players that helped Zambia win the 2019 Cosafa under-20 tournament on home soil and some new entrants.

Skipper Prince Mumba, Patrick Gondwe, Jimmy Mukeya and Jonathan Munalula are some of the notable members of Mutapa’s final squad.

Zambia will open its account on December 4 against Namibia before facing Comoros three days later.

The final group match will be against the junior flames of Malawi on December 9.

Only the top team in each pool and the best placed runner-up advance to the semifinals, with the two finalists qualifying for the continental finals next year.

Zambia is seeking to return to the under-20 AFCON for the first time since they won it in 2017 on home soil.

The 2020 Cosafa tournament will be held in Port Elizabeth from December 3-13.

(FINAL SQUAD)

(GOALKEEPRS)

Patrick Chooma (Kabwe Youth Academy), Iford Mwale (Athletico Lusaka)

(DEFENDERS)

Andrew Phiri (Kafue Celtic), Golden Mafwenta (Buildcon), Peter Chikola (Kafue Celtic), John Chishimba (Zesco United), Mathews Chabala (Nchanga Rangers), Issah Kazembe (Ndola United)

(MIDFIELDERS)

Prince Mumba (Kabwe Warriors), Peter Banda (Shamuel Academy), Golden Yamikani Mashata (Green Buffaloes), Patrick Gondwe (Nkana), Elliot Kampukesa (Nchanga Rangers), Joshua Mutale (Power Dynamos), Muma Mumba (Green Eagles)

(STRIKERS)

Martin Njobvu (Kansanshi Dynamos), Derrick Bulaya (Lusaka Dynamos), Jimmy Mukeya (Malaiti Rangers), Ricky Banda (Indeni FC), Jonathan Munalula (Forest Rangers)

(Credit: FAZ Media)

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A 21-year-old man of Solwezi North Western Province has been arrested and charged with defamation of the President.

Alex Munganga, of Messengers compound is alleged to have published defamatory remarks on his Facebook account against President Edgar Lungu.

North Western Province Police Commissioner Elias Chushi has confirmed the development stating that the suspect is currently in police custody.

He said the suspect published statements aimed at bringing the name of the President into ridicule.

Mr. Chushi stated that police managed to track the suspect who has been arrested, charged, and will appear in Court soon.

Munganga, becomes the second person to be arrested and charged with defamation of the President in the last one week.

Police in Kitwe last week arrested Lawrence Kasonde and charged him with the similar offence.

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A 22-year-old man has murdered his one-year daughter following a custody dispute with his ex-wife in Nchelenge District of Luapula Province.

Provincial Police Chief Chilije Nyirenda said the suspect who has been identified as John Mimbululu murdered his daughter in his own house.

Mr. Nyirenda said the suspect is alleged to have been denied custody of his daughter after the divorce with his wife.

He said that the suspect had however managed to take in their one year old child in the absence of the mother and murdered her.

Mr. Nyirenda said the suspect had divorced his 18-year-old wife in July this year and had not been given a chance to see his child.

“The suspect had on several occasions threatened to kill the child because his ex wife was denying him custody, and this is the report we have,” Mr. Nyirenda said

He said police managed to arrest the suspect who is currently in police custody while body of the child is in Saint Paul’s Mission Hospital Mortuary.

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Unionized Workers at China Non-Ferrous Metal Mining Company (CNMC) Luanshya Copper Mine have been awarded K750 salary increment across the board.

This follows conclusion of negotiations between the Union and management at CNMC Luanshya Copper Mine for the 2021 Collective Agreement.

Both CNMC Luanshya Copper Mine Public Relations Manager Sydney Chileya and Mineworkers Union of Zambia President Joseph Chewe have confirmed the development.

Mr. Chileya said the two parties have been engaged in negotiations and agreed for K 750 across the board.

He said this is despite challenges the mining firm has been going through amid the corona virus pandemic the company has rewarded the employees with a salary hike.

And speaking during the signing ceremony, Mineworkers Union of Zambia President Joseph Chewe said the Union is happy it managed to sign the increment.

Mr. Chewe said the K 750 salary increment will cushion the impact of the high cost of living that has negatively affected workers in the country.

He said the increment will also break the perception that a Chinese owned mine can not award salary increments to its workers.

Mr. Chewe has also urged other mining companies to emulate CNMC Luanshya Copper Mine has done for its workers.

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The Disaster Management and Mitigation Unit (DMMU) says government has released K10 million towards the reconstruction of a market shelter in Chisokone Market in Kitwe.

Mr. Chanda said this is because the shelter housing hundreds of traders in one section is almost collapsing.

He said this in Kitwe when he inspected the state of bridges across the Kafue River in Mufuchani area where flood victims have been allocated plots.

Mr. Kabwe disclosed that part of the amount released will be used to rehabilitate some bridges in the Kafue Park area.

He added that this will allow people to access the market as well as their farms especially that the rain season is now in full swing.

Mr. Kabwe who was accompanied by Nkana Member of Parliament Alexander Chiteme said government wants to attend to some emergencies that could lead to disasters if left unchecked.

And Mr. Chiteme has thanked government for releasing the funds to attend to the two important issues that affect his constituents.

Mr. Chiteme has since tasked the Council to quickly come with a Bill of Quanties for the two projects.

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Chief Mnukwa of the Ngoni people in Chipangali District has urged people not to be swayed by vote-buying politicians

He said people should vote for leaders who tell the truth in their campaigns.

“What I want to say is that, please we should not be bought, lets choose a leader who tells you the truth. Those that you think can help, so dont just vote because they have given you Chitenge material, no. Dont say that one did not give me money so I cant vote for him or her, no but listen to the message,” Chief Mnukwa said.

He told Breeze FM that Zambia was a democracy where people should choose leaders of their choice.

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A 31-year-old nurse of Carewell Private Clinic in Kitwe has allegedly been raped by a clinical officer of the same institution identified as Mathew Fwalanga.

Copperbelt Deputy Police Commissioner Bothwell Namuswa who has withheld the name of the victim said the incident happened right at the health institution while the victim was in duty.

Mr. Namuswa said the suspect had remained behind to study after he knocked off from official duty.

He has explained that the victim had asked to use the suspect’s phone but as she returned it the suspect grabbed her hand and twisted it and forced himself on her.

“The victim asked for help from the suspect to phone the security guard to come back to the clinic so that she can send him to buy food. It was at this point that the clinical officer took advantage of the victim knowing that they were only two in the clinic and twisted her right hand from behind before pulling her into the ward. He then forced her to bend down and pulled down her uniform trousers and the pant,” he said.

Mr. Namuswa said attempts by the victim to shout for help did not yield any results as there was no patient at the hospital at the time the incident happened.

He added that after finishing the act, the suspect is alleged to have left the health institution and is currently on the run.

Mr. Namuswa said police have since launched a manhunt to bring the suspect to book while the victim has been taken into hospital for medical examination and treatment after she complained of abdominal pains.

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Suspected robbers have attacked a Chinese couple in Kitwe and got away with K20,000 cash after the attack.

The incident happened in the early hours of Sunday at Longlisa, a company that manufacturers mattresses.

Copperbelt Deputy Police Commissioner Bothwell Namuswa has confirmed the incident in an interview.

He has since identified the victims as Yuan Isuo, 50, and his wife Aie Yun also of the same age.

Mr. Namuswa said while sleeping the couple heard their dog barking and went outside to check what was going on.

The assailants hit the husband with a shovel making him unconscious leaving the wife at the mercy of the robbers who threatened to kill her.

“It was at this point that the wife got K20, 000 and gave the robbers and at that point the security guard identified as Charles Banda was also going into the house after the noise but was also hit with shovel, before the robbers found their way out,” Mr. Namuswa said.

He said that the suspects are currently on the run and police have launched a manhunt to bring them to book adding that victims of the attack have since been admitted to Sinozam Friendship Hospital.

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A 25-year-old man of Nakonde District has died after he was electrocuted by a Zesco Power Line.

Muchinga Province Deputy Police Commissioner Geoffrey Kunda has identified the deceased as Cacious Silwizya, a truck loader in Nakonde District.

Mr. Kunda has explained that the incident happened when the suspect was changing a tent on top of a truck that was parked just beneath the power line.

“It was discovered that the tent on top of the truck was torn which made him to climb on top of the truck to put another tent to cover. This is when he was electrocuted by a Zesco power line as the truck was parked just beneath the power line,” Mr. Kunda said.

He said that officers visited the scene and found that the truck was parked just beneath the power line and the distance to the power line was close to the load on the truck.

Mr. Kunda said the body of the deceased has been deposited at Nakonde Urban Health Clinic awaiting for post-mortem.

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CHIPATA Central Member of Parliament Moses Mawere has implored the church to maintain its firm stance of condemning violent politics ahead of next year’s elections.

Mr Mawere said political violence should be discouraged at every level of politics.

He said President Edgar Lungu has made it clear that he does not want political violence.

Mr Mawere said people should be allowed to exercise their right to vote in a free manner.

He was speaking during the ordination reception of Rev Josphat Nkole at St Luke’s United Church of Zambia congregation in Katopola area in Chipata.

Mr Mawere also encouraged people to register as voters.

And acting UCZ Eastern Presbytery bishop Collins Bulaya called on Christians to oil their calling by adhering to the dictates of their ministry which promotes obedience, integrity and love.

Bishop Bulaya called on Rev Nkole to stick to obedience, integrity and love if he is to succeed.

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POLICE in Malawi’s Nkhata Bay are keeping in custody a 46-year-old woman Jestina Mbukwa for allegedly injuring her husband’s private parts over marital disputes at Matete area in the district.

The suspect is said to have not been in good speaking terms with her husband, Joseph Chawinga, over his beer drinking habits.

Reports have indicated that recently on November 24, 2020, the victim had come home drunk.

The development irritated the suspect who is expectant and this aggravated the already sour relationship between the two.

The suspect is said to have advised her husband to change his behaviour and concentrate on their house construction project.
This did not go down well with the victim who started assaulting the wife.

In the course of the quarrel, the woman stabbed her hubby on the upper jaw first before injuring his testicles with a knife.

Upon receiving reports, Officers from Nkhata Bay police rushed to the scene of the incident and took the woman for questioning as the husband is being treated at Nkhata Bay District Hospital.

The suspect who hails from Kamphapa Village in the area of T/A Timbiri in Nkhata Bay will appear before court soon to answer grievous harm charges.

(Credit: Kalemba)

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No Zambia registered truck was burnt in recent spikes of violence against foreign truck drivers perpetuated by South African nationals in that country.

This is according to Zambia’s High Commissioner to South Africa  Major General Jackson Miti, who refuted speculations circulating on various media platforms that four trucks belonging to Zambian drivers were torched are not true.

“No Zambian trucks were torched in the recent spike of violent protests against foreign drivers in that country. During this period of violent protests, Zambian truck drivers were advised to park their trucks until the situation normalized” he said.

He adds that the Mission in Pretoria was making frantic efforts in ensuring the safety of Zambian drivers together with their properties

And General Miti has re-echoed his advice to Zambian drivers traveling to and from South Africa to be vigilant on the roads for their safety .

General Miti has further advised the Zambian media and the public to get accurate updates on the situation from the Mission or the Ministry of Foreign Affairs to avoid being given fake news.

South Africa has recently experienced an eruption of violent protests against foreign truck drivers by local drivers, the situation which has seen about 30 foreign trucks burnt in some parts of the country, particularly in KwaZulu-Natal province

South Africa’s President Cyril Ramaphosa has since condemned the violence against foreign nationals and vandalism affecting the road freight industry

This is according to a statement issued by Mrs. Naomi Nyawali, First Secretary Press and Public Relations at the Zambia High Commission in South Africa.

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Public Service Management Division Permanent Secretary Boniface Chimbwali says the 8 percent salary increment that has been given to the education and health workers applies to all civil servants serving in Zambia except for the 2 percent, which only applies, to the health sector as an infectious allowance.

Mr. Chimbwali explained that government, through the bargaining unit, agreed on seven principles that will guide on the review of terms and conditions on civil servants in 2012.

He said based on the agreed principles, government has removed tax from civil servants with a salary below K4000 and has upped the salary of those who were earning K3300 by K700, which will be replicated, to all civil servants.

In an interview in Chembe district today, Mr. Chimbwali said government through the able leadership of President Edgar Lungu has considered the plight of civil servants in Zambia through the salary increment and other benefits for civil servants.

He further explained that government introduced benefits such as the health insurance policy, the funeral policy and affordable rates at lending institutions such as Microfinance.

Mr. Chimbwali also clarified on the issue of debt swap saying government will assist civil servants who have loans with money lending institutions and advance salaries by swapping their debt with the money the government owes them in terms of allowances or emoluments.

“If a civil servant owes a money lending institution for instance K100 and government owes a civil servant that amount, then government will pay the money lending institution that amount it owes the civil servant,” he explained.

He has also assured civil servants that all those people that were employed in 2012 without required positions for the positions they hold and were given a period to upgrade have since been automatically migrated into their positions.

“When government employed people in 2012 some had certificates while placed in positions for diploma holders and so on and I can inform the nation that the PMEC and Human Resource Development Department has confirmed all the civil servants on those positions,” he clarified.

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Kitwe~Tue,1st December 2020

By Brightwell Chabusha

The Kitwe Subordinate Court has quashed the case of unlawful assembly which 21 Democratic Party-DP leaders were charged with.

The leaders were arrested by Riverside Police officers in Kitwe in January this year.

21 DP leaders led by their Party Spokesperson Judith Kabemba were arrested when they were found at a private house where they had gathered purporting to have been planing for a funeral.

Delivery judgement,Kitwe subordinate Court Magirstrate Belita Nkonde ruled that she had not found the 21 DP members with the case to answer given the facts of the matter and the law as contained in Section 72 of the Penal code under which they were charged for unlawful assembly.

She has explained that the arresting officer did not prove that the group met with an intent to commit a crime as it is a major ingredient in a case of unlawful assembly.

The Magistrate further explained she did not found them with the case to answer and therefore acquited them.

She went further to caution the police that they should not be rushing to arresting members of the public and Zambians for that matter without establishing prima facie cases and also without doing proper investigations of the matter.

And party spokesperson Judith Kabemba says she is happy that justice has prevailed.

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By ZR Reporter

Thieves in Kitwe have stolen two printers belonging to the Electoral Commission of Zambia.

The unknown criminals broke through the office of the Head Teacher at Twashuka combined Secondary School where the ECZ kit is kept.

This has resulted into paralysing the issuance of voters cards at Twashuka Combined Secondary School Polling station.

Copperbelt Deputy Commissioner of Police Bothwell Namuswa has confirmed the development in Kitwe.

He said no arrests have been made so far but investigations have been instituted.

“We received a report if breaking in a building and committing a felony through Garnaton Police station. It was reported that at 10:55 hours by female Rosemary Shawa as an assistant registeration officer field who reported that this happened between 30th November at 21:40 hours and 1st December 2020 at 06:40 hours at Twatasha School in Kitwe,” Namuswa said.

He said the ECZ officer reported on behalf of the Electoral Commission of Zambia.

“Facts of the matter are that unknown criminals broke into the office of the Head Teacher’s office and stole two printer’s valued at K6,000 property of the ECZ. And an SP razor get valued at K6,800 total property stolen is valued at K13,100. Entry was gained by removing roofing nails which was used as entry and exit. No arrests made though investigations have been in,” said Namuswa.

And Area Councillor Micheal Mbulo expressed disappointment at the stealing of voters kits.

Mbulo said this is a serious drow back to the issuance of voters cards as the exercise is in it’s last phase.

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Police in Mambwe district have arrested a man for axing his friend to death at a drinking spree.

Eastern Province Police Commissioner Luckson Sakala said police arrested Reuben Sakala in connection with the murder of 33-year-old Ephraim Kaimika of Mawombo village in Chief Kakumbi’s area.

Mr Sakala said the incident happened on Sunday around 23:30 hours.

He explained that the duo went out for a drinking spree and that whilst there, they picked up a quarrel which led to a fierce fight.

Mr Sakala said in the process, the suspect rushed home where he went to collect an axe, went back and axed his friend on the neck.

He said Kaimika sustained a deep cut on the neck and died on the spot due to excessive bleeding.

Mr Sakala said the suspect has been arrested and that the axe used in the act has been recovered.

He told Breeze FM that the body of Kaimika was deposited to Kamoto Mission Hospital Mortuary awaiting postmortem.

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Lusaka ~ Wed, 2 Dec 2020

By ZR Reporter

The National Pension Scheme Authority(NAPSA) has dismissed media reports alleging that the Authority has purchased Chrismar Hotel in Lusaka.

NAPSA Head of Corporate Affairs Cephas Sinyangwe has stated that the Authority has not bought the Hotel and has no intention of buying the Hotel as alleged.

He said this position has since been communicated to Harberton Ltd, the owners of the property.

“The Authority, therefore, has urged the public to dismiss the false assertions made in a report carried by News Diggers with a headlined ‘NAPSA goes Ahead to buy Chrismar Hotel’,” Mr Sinyangwe stated.

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Chinsali~Tue,1st Dec 2020

By Brightwell Chabusha

Former Speacial Assistant to the President for Press and Public Relations Amos Chanda has concluded his voter registration sensetization in Chinsali Central Constituency,in Muchinga Province.

Mr Chanda toured several wards and encouraged the people to take President Edgar Lungu’s guidance on the need to register in numbers serious.

He later addressed scores of Chinsali residents who mobbed him in the central business district.

He told the gathering that maintaining power and receiving more development in Chinsali was dependant on the voter registration turn out.

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A Cyber Crime expert has told the Lusaka Magistrates’ Court that photographer Chellah Tukuta is the one who posted a video alleging that Information minister Dora Siliya is a pimp.
Prince Kalala, who deputy police officer in charge of Cyber Crimes based at Headquarters, said Cornelius Mulenga Tukuta from his analysis is the user of a Facebook page in the names of ‘Chella Tukuta Photography.’
Kalala said the Facebook page was being operated by an MTN mobile number which was registered in the names of Cornelius Mulenga Tukuta.
Tukuta is charged with libel and allegations are that on May 26, 2020 in Lusaka, he published defamatory matter affecting Siliya who is also Chief Government Spokesperson Dora Siliya in the form of a video on Facebook that “This Dora Siliya is hooking up girls, selling girls to the high profile people, so that men can be sleeping with them. She is actually the highest of the highest professional prostitute. If Dora Siliya is refusing these allegations that she does not connect girls to high profile people for sex, let her come”.
Tukuta however, pleaded not guilty.
During continued hearing of the case before magistrate Lameck Mwale, Kalala narrated how he in June this year assigned to establish the owner of a Facebook page in the names of Chella Tukuta Photography.
He said this was after Siliya lodged a complaint against Tukuta.
Kalala said following the receipt of the complaint, he commenced his analysis by reviewing the page in the names of Chella Tukuta Photography, using investigative tools.
He said his approach of analysis was to first review the timeline of the said Facebook page with the view of establishing details which appear on the profile of the page, and also identify the person behind it.
He said from his analysis, Cornelius Mulenga Tukuta was the user of Facebook page in the names of Chella Tukuta photography.
“My findings are as follows; I discovered that the Facebook page in the names of Chella Tukuta Photography was being operated by mobile number 0962443045. I then moved to the postings. I discovered that on a daily basis, at a particular hour the page user would go live and giving a brief of what would be discussed during the live recording. Further review, the page had a posting that was done on June 15, 2020 by the user who was seeking for financial help and advised those willing to help to either send mobile money or contact him on 0962443045,” he said.”I got interested because the same number that appeared as the user of the page was also posted on June 15 as a contact number to solicit for financial help. The question that came to me was who is 0962443045. According to informed obtained by the arresting officer from MTN indicated that the said number was registered in the names of Cornelius Mulenga Tukuta.”
And when cross examined, defence lawyer Mulambo Haimbe asked Kalala to confirm whether page 18 of his report contained any of the words which were in the charge sheet to which he said; “the wording is different”.
The matter was adjourned to January 22, next year for continued trial.

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A two year old child has died after drowning in a shallow well in Kitwe’s Chimwemwe Township.

Chimwemwe Ward Councillor Sebastian Mukonge has disclosed the sad development in an interview.

Mr. Mukonge said the toddler fell into the uncovered shallow well as she was playing with her friends.

He noted that at the time elders were informed, the toddler had already died.

Mr. Mukonge said the community helped to retrieve the body and was pronounced dead by health officials at the Hospital.

He has since appealed to the community members against leaving shallow wells wide open as that is a risk to young ones.

Mr. Mukonge stated that had the shallow well be covered, a life would have been saved but it was unfortunate that nothing could be done.

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