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Week 41 │ 10 Oc tober 2014 │ Issue 204 │ Volume 5 │ w w w.zambia-week ly.com │ FREE
Mpombo goes to jail
Former MMD Defence Minister George Mpombo
has started serving a nine-month jail sentence
– after the High Court upheld a lower court’s
conviction for theft by public servant, forgery
and uttering false documents involving K18,000.
Apparently Mpombo had forged one invoice and
two receipts for purported stays at three lodges.
This week in 10
1. Political snapshot
Zambia Weekly presents an overview of
the 158 MPs in parliament and their parties
right now
Pages 8-10
Mpombo claimed his conviction was a result
of “trumped-up charges” spearheaded by his
former employer, then President Rupiah Banda.
He shot to fame in 2010, while serving for the MMD, when he threw his support behind the
then-opposition-now-ruling PF party. He was duly rewarded by the PF government with the
position of Deputy High Commissioner to Nigeria.
2. Kwacha lists on JSE
Mpombo claimed that he turned himself in immediately he heard about the judgment –
but could not be locked up as the paperwork was not yet ready. There were also rumours
of Mpombo having assisted his arresting officer (and himself) with transport to the Central
Police Station in Lusaka. Here Mpombo, who is always good for a fast riposte, explained that
he hoped to meet Stephen Masumba in jail (see below) to “compare notes”.
Speaker of the National Assembly said the
media had been barred in the interest of
state security
Page 2
Finally, he asked the Prisons Service to let him teach other inmates at Lusaka Central Prison
(Chimbokaila), referring to having a PhD in political science and several diplomas. Apparently it had been “a little bit boring” when Mpombo last year spent a weekend in prison while
waiting for his bail application to be approved pending appeal to the High Court.
Mpombo said he would not appeal to the Supreme Court, as he did not want “temporary
and fluctuating freedom dependent on the mood of the courts”, he told the Post.
The Kwacha has been listed on the Johannesburg Stock Exchange (JSE) to mitigate
currency risk
Page 6
3. No space for media in parliament?
4. r-SNDP released
Government has released the revised Sixth
National Development Plan (r-SNDP) to the
public
Page 6
5. ACC clears Kambwili
Mpombo has been sued by Finance Bank (non-payment of a loan) and by Rupiah Banda’s
son Andrew (libel). He has also been fined for bouncing a cheque.
The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) has
cleared Youth and Sports Minister Chishimba Kambwili of abuse of office
Page 4
Masumba appeals his jail sentence
6. Mines blackmailing government?
PF Mufumbwe MP (and former Youth and Sports Deputy Minister) Steven Masumba
has asked the Supreme Court to grant him bail – after appealing a 12-month jail sentence. Last week, High Court judge (and former Director of Public Prosecutions) Chalwe
Mchenga threw out Masumba’s two applications for bail, arguing that they lacked merit,
after upholding a lower court’s conviction. Masumba was found guilty of having obtained
pecuniary advantage by false pretences for using an accounting diploma from the National
Institute of Public Administration (NIPA) to get employment. NIPA has explained that
Masumba was issued with a genuine certificate – by mistake – as he had in fact not graduated. Masumba accused Judge Mchenga of having taken it upon himself to adjudicate
the matter on behalf of the Supreme Court. Masumba will remain in Lusaka Central Prison
(Chimbokaila) until the Supreme Court hears his application on 27 October.
Defence chief found guilty of theft
Former Zambia Air Force (ZAF) commander Andrew Sakala has been convicted of theft by
public servant during the 2011 general elections. His two co-accused, former commanders Wisdom Lopa (Army) and Anthony Yeta (National Service), were found not guilty. The
trio served under former President Rupiah Banda. They stood accused of having pocketed
K1,500,000 otherwise meant for “covert operations” before, during and after the elections.
The money was released to a ZAF account by the Zambia Security Intelligence Services
(ZSIS) also known as the Office of the President. According to Sakala, he kept K500,000 and
gave Lopa and Yeta K500,000 each – but this was denied by the latter two. Sakala explained
that his co-accused had not signed to acknowledge receipt due to the nature of the operations. In December 2011, Sakala publically threatened to shoot his wife, who accused him
of having an affair. She in turn threatened to “disclose all the things you have done” to the
authorities. Judgment will be passed on 10 October.
Another mine is threatening to downsize due
to the withholding of VAT refunds
Page 7
7. Mpombo goes to jail
Former MMD Defence Minister George
Mpombo has started serving a nine-month
jail sentence
Page 1
8. Another recording of Chikwanda?
The Post has once again spied on Finance
Minister Alexander Chikwanda
Page 3
9. Defence chief guilty of theft
Former Zambia Air Force (ZAF) commander
Andrew Sakala has been convicted of theft
in 2011
Page 1
10. Govt explains UN embarrassment
Apparently the United Nations had been
informed of President Sata’s unavailability
beforehand
Page 2
2 │ News
Editor’s note
Not enough space for media in parliament
China (and Zambia) never seems to miss
an opportunity to highlight the two
countries’ great cooperation, continuously
repeating that their trade grew to almost
$4.8 billion in 2013, and that China’s
cumulative stock (important to include,
but rarely mentioned) of Foreign Direct
Investment (FDI) into Zambia reached $2.6
billion in 2013. One could easily get the
impression that China is vital to Zambia’s
economic development. However, Zambia
is only China’s eighth major trade partner
in Africa. And even though China may
be Africa’s most important trade partner,
with the total value of China-Africa trade
reaching $210 billion in 2013, the reverse
is far from true: The US, Hong Kong, Japan
and Korea all have more trade with China
than Africa as a continent. Zambia is doing
a bit better on FDI, as it is China’s thirdlargest destination for FDI in Africa. Yet,
the inflows are small: Zambia has received
about 10% of China’s total FDI stock in
Africa, which constituted somewhere
between 4% and 15% of its total FDI stock
globally. In fact China’s investment is Africa
as a continent is dwarfed by its investment
in numerous individual countries, led by
the US. It therefore makes no sense to see
Zambia’s – or Africa’s – economic future as
hinging on China only.
Speaker of the National Assembly Patrick Matibini has denied that government barred the
media from covering last month’s opening of parliament. 129 media houses received accreditation, but only the public ones – and the private Post Newspapers with strong links
to government – were allowed to cover the event from inside. Matibini explained that the
Assembly Chamber could not accommodate all media practitioners, so “in the interest of
state security”, most media were left to cover the event from a screen outside parliament.
There have never before been problems with lack of space when opening parliament. The
anti-government media, backed by the opposition, believes government blocked the media to prevent it from scrutinising President Sata, whose waning health forced him to cut
short his opening speech. Matibini confirmed that the screening of the media is undertaken “in close collaboration or liaison with State House and state security agencies”.
Government explains UN embarrassment
Foreign Affairs Minister Harry Kalaba has told parliament that
government had in fact advised the United Nations (UN) that
President Sata was not available to deliver his address at the
scheduled slot at the General Assembly in New York – and
had asked to be given another slot. The problem arose when
Sata failed to show up, causing an awkward period of silence
at the end of Venezuelan President Nicholas Maduro’s speech,
when the UN moderators were informed of the change – and
instead hastened to introduce the next speaker, UK Prime
Minister David Cameron. Sata travelled to the New York with
an entourage of about 38, but never appeared. This fuelled
speculation in the US media that Sata had died or been
treated in his hotel room. Kalaba explained that government
was trying to find out where that information had come from. There were also rumours of
First Lady Christine Kaseba having made a 911 distress call for help, but this was denied by
Kalaba.
Elephant kills ZAWA scout
Lameck Chisangu, a 34-year-old Zambia
Wildlife Authority (ZAWA) scout in Lupande
Game Management Area on the boundary
of South Luangwa National Park, has been
killed by an elephant. Chisangu was trying
to help villagers in Mboola Village scaring
away a herd of elephants.
Lions in Mosi-oa-Tunya?
Two lions have strayed into the otherwise
predator-free Mosi-oa-Tunya National Park
in Livingstone, reported Lusaka Times. The
Zambia Wildlife Authority has warned that
all tourists walking in the park must be
accompanied by a scout, and cautioned
residents against entering the park at night.
The lions are suspected to have come either
from Kafue National Park or from Zimbabwe.
MP sent out of parliament
Deputy Speaker of the National Assembly Mukondo Lungu has ejected UPND Senanga
MP Likando Mufalali for wearing a purple traditional Nigerian outfit known as ‘Bubu’.
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What to wear in parliament
The official dress for male MPs is a lounge suit, a pair of long trousers, a tie and jacket, toga or a safari suit (not khaki
except uniform for members of the defence forces) with long or short sleeves and a scarf or tie. The official dress for
female MPs is a formal dress, dress suit or skirt suit, chitenge dress or suit, short or long sleeved and below the knee, or
formal executive trouser suit (excluding khaki and denim) – (Parliamentary Decorum and Etiquette).
No Ebola in Kasanka National Park
Kasanka Trust, which manages the Kasanka
National Park famed for its fruit bats, has
explained that there is no Ebola in the park.
Kasanka provides trees to one of the world’s
largest bat roost every year-end, when millions of Straw-coloured Fruit Bats migrate
from DR Congo. Fruit bats are believed to
constitute a natural reservoir for Ebola. However, Kasanka Trust stated that Ebola has
never been found in the well-studied Strawcoloured Fruit Bat. Instead antibodies have
been found, suggesting that this particular
species of fruit bat can fight off the disease.
The bats in Kasanka have been tested for
Ebola annually since 2006.
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Another secret recording of Chikwanda?
The Post has once again lifted the veil on
the thoughts of Finance Minister Alexander Chikwanda (picture). The newspaper has allegedly spied on Chikwanda
talking to unnamed friends at his office
about Chinese investors, especially road
contractors, whom he refers to as “masters
of corruption”, who allocate “huge gifts”
to corrupt government officials who sign
contracts without treasury approval. He
suggested that the practice is inflating
the cost of road works in Zambia, and
that the country will fail “even in 20 years”
to complete Link Zambia 8000, under which 8,000 kilometres of roads are meant to be
rehabilitated. He also worried about Zambia borrowing “left, right and centre” from China.
Finally he talked about his other business ventures, including Apollo Agriculture Holdings,
which allegedly is producing 10,000 litres of milk per day, and boasted that his opinion
would always be sought after by international institutions such as the World Bank and the
International Monetary Fund.
Last month, the Post produced a transcript of a recording of Chikwanda talking to people
at his house about several government members and President Sata in particular. The Law
Association of Zambia (LAZ) said that “all individuals are entitled to privacy in their homes.
If indeed the recording is genuine and was made without the consent of the parties
involved, it is a violation of that constitutional right”.
Budget leaked
The national budget for 2015 will be presented by Finance Minister Alexander Chikwanda
in parliament on 10 October – however some of its highlights were publicised two days
before by the Post, quoting “sources close to Chikwanda”. Home Affairs Minister Ngosa
Simbyakula called it “unacceptable”, and said that government was looking into the illegalities, including leaking of secret documents and recordings of officials.
A night of miracles in Lusaka?
Prophet Uebert Angel of Zimbabwe has held a Miracle Night at the Olympic Youth Development Centre in Lusaka, attracting thousands of ecstatic followers, who allegedly were
cured of anything from deafness to HIV to high blood pressure. Others alleged to have
received money in their pockets or airtime on their phones, reported the Daily Mail. Medical personnel from the Zambia Red Cross Society examined patients before and after the
event – and claimed that many had indeed been cured. Angel is the founder of the Spirit
Embassy Church with branches in numerous countries, including Zimbabwe, Zambia,
South Africa, Australia and the UK. He also owns Miracle TV.
Muvi TV expands
Muvi TV has increased the number of its channels from 6 to 12, adding Muvi Novela
(soaps), Bakadoli (kids), Nkhani (news), Yanga TV (home-made videos), Muvi Education,
Emmanuel TV (Nigerian tele-evangelist TB Joshua) and Fire TV (spiritual).
New boss at ZNBC
The Zambia National Broadcasting Corporation (ZNBC) has appointed Richard Mwanza
as its new director general. Before Mwanza spent six years at the Zambia Information and
Communication Technology Authority, where he rose to become acting Director General
until 2010. He is an engineer with no broadcasting experience. His predecessor, Chibamba
Kanyama, equally with no prior broadcasting experience, left to take up a position with
the International Monetary Fund.
Quotes
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Government is determined to ensure
that Zambians get the constitution they
deserve in the shortest possible time. If
it was possible, we would have done it
for you to have the constitution as you
celebrate the Golden Jubilee on 24 October
2014. Alas, the process is full of complexities such that it won’t be possible to give
you the constitution on 24 October, but
suffice to say that the constitution is coming.
PF Secretary General and Justice/Defence Minister Edgard
Lungu (Lusaka Times 7) – fuelling a sharp response from the
Grand Coalition (see below).
As a Grand Coalition we are extremely
disappointed with the statement from the
Justice Minister; he is beginning to sound
like his predecessor Wynter Kabimba. It
goes against the spirit of dialogue that
characterised the meeting we had with
the Justice Minister, where he assured us
that he was committed to the process,
but to listen to him now we are left with
doubts as to the seriousness of his commitment.
Grand Coalition on the Constitution spokesman Father Leonard Chiti in response to Edgar Lungu (see above) – (Zambia
Reports 8).
Transparency International Zambia (TIZ)
has found the acquittal of former Ministry
of Health Human Resources Officer Henry
Kapoko and seven others over alleged
theft of K4 million extremely unbearable.
Many Zambians find it difficult to come to
terms and presuppose that all that K4 million just disappeared in thin air, in view of
the fact that all the accused who worked
at the Ministry of Health have been acquitted, and only someone who was outside
the ministry was convicted! Although we
respect the Judiciary, we find this judgment unbearable. We call upon the AntiCorruption Commission (ACC) to vigorously
pursue a very well-focused appeal.
TIZ Executive Director Goodwell Lungu (statement).
In 2011, we the youths gave the PF majority votes, but we will not be kind to them
with these humiliations we are suffering
under their governance, because look at
me; my life has been full of challenges,
and how do I progress to tertiary education with no money?
18-year-old Langton Njobvu, who did not receive a bursary
(see page 11), will now return to his mother in Chipata, as
he has no money to attain his dream of studying medicine
(Post 5).
4 │ News
ACC clears Kambwili
The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) has cleared Minister of Youth
and Sports Chishimba Kambwili of abuse of authority of office.
Kambwili was accused of having ordered his ministry to run adverts
congratulating himself on obtaining a Bachelor of Arts in public
administration from Copperstone University in Kitwe. When the ACC
started its investigations in April 2014, Kambwili called it a “political
witch-hunt” by “known enemies”. He told the Times of Zambia that
management at the ministry, not he, had made the decision to run
the adverts. The ACC has now made recommendations to Kambwili’s ministry for administrative action against some officials.
HH’s contempt case dropped
The case in which acting Chief Justice Lombe Chibesakunda had
applied to cite UPND President Hakainde Hichilema for contempt
of court will be settled outside court. Chibesakunda’s lawyers
were unhappy with Hichilema commenting on Chibesakunda’s
continued stay in office despite the matter being in court (the Law
Association of Zambia has sued the state over Chibesakunda’s stay
in office beyond the offical retirement age).
• The High Court directed Chilupe and Permanent Chambers to
stop representing Chibesakunda due to conflict of interest, as one
of their employees, Richard Mandona, is a potential witness. Chibesakunda is represented by 16 other law firms.
Sampa not declaring interest?
... and (some) others
ACC has cleared former Information and Broadcasting Permanent Secretary Amos Malupenga of receiving a bribe in return for
awarding a tender for a digital TV broadcasting system. Malupenga
is the current Northwestern Province Permanent Secretary.
The commission has also cleared PF Pambashi MP and former
Labour Deputy Minister Ronald Chitotela. He was accused of
having swindled with the Constituency Development Fund when
purchasing second-hand ambulances.
Another PF MP and former deputy minister, Rodgers Mwewa, was
less lucky. Both deputy ministers were dropped from government
by President Sata in December 2013 for similar offences, but the
ACC has now referred Mwewa’s case to the national prosecutions
authority.
The same is the case for Mwewa’s wife, former permanent secretary for administration at Cabinet Office Anna Mwewa Mwitwa,
who was accused of misappropriation of government funds.
Zambia Reports has accused Commerce Deputy Minister Miles Sampa of being behind Fyempulo Logistics and Distributors, a company
allegedly supplying medical equipment and transport to government. Officially the company is registered to Evaristo Mukuka and
Mukuka Lukonde, but the online media claimed that the company’s
physical address (plot 41, Kudu Road, Lusaka) was the personal residence of Sampa, and that its post box belonged to Sampa as well.
Senior officials involved in Rufunsa scam
Three senior officials at the Ministry of Local Government and
Housing (MLGH) have been suspended in connection with misappropriation of K3 35 million, reported the Daily Mail. Last month,
the Finance Ministry took over the Constituency Development Fund
(CDF) from the MLGH, after it was uncovered that seven junior officers had looted CDF funds meant for Rufunsa Constituency.
Court stops GBM expulsion
The High Court has granted former Defence Minister Geoffrey
Bwalya Mwamba (GBM) an injunction to prevent the ruling PF
party from expelling him, reported the Daily Nation. GBM resigned
last year, after he threw his support behind Bemba Paramount
Chief Chitimukulu against the directive of President Sata.
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Against the Death Penalty
October 10th is the European Day against the Death Penalty. 365 prisoners convicted to death by hanging are currently on death row in Zambia.
Zambia still belongs to the group of countries where the
law provides for the death penalty for offences such as
murder, treason and armed robbery. No executions have,
however, taken place since 1997, following a de facto
moratorium on death penalty introduced by the late President Mwanawasa and followed by President Banda. Also
President Sata has to date chosen to follow the path of his
two predecessors by not signing any death warrants.
Nevertheless, Zambian courts of law continue issuing
death sentences, and on the international scene, Zambia
has neither supported the UN General Assembly resolutions on a worldwide suspension on the use of the death
penalty, nor approved the Second Optional Protocol to
the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights of
1989 that provides for the abolition of the death penalty.
In the meantime, prisoners on death row in Mukobeko
Maximum Security Prison are accumulating and reports
suggest that seven or eight inmates are currently kept in
cells designed to hold two. In fact they are suffering to
a point that some of them recently demanded to be executed if the situation cannot be improved.
And I can understand them, - what future do they hold,
what life is there to deprive them of? As the Nobel Prizewinning author, journalist and philosopher, Albert Camus
stated, well before capital punishment was abolished in
France in 1981:
“Capital punishment is the most premeditated of murders, to which no criminal’s deed, however calculated, can
be compared. For there to be an equivalency, the death
penalty would have to punish a criminal who had warned
his victim of the date at which he would inflict a horrible
death on him and who, from that moment onward, had
confined him at his mercy for months. Such a monster is
not encountered in private life.”
Of course, all sovereign nations have the right to create
laws. However, such laws must be formulated within the
boundaries of respect for human rights. Slavery, racial
segregation and lynching are looked upon with horror to-
day, but all had widespread support in the societies where
and when they occurred, and history is littered with human rights violations that were supported by the majority but later recognized as gross violations of the victims’
human rights.
In the EU we believe that death penalty is in this category, and today no country is allowed to join the European
Union without having abolished the death penalty.
Research on death penalty demonstrates that public support for capital punishment is overwhelmingly based on
a desire to be free from crime. There is, however, no evidence that death penalty discourages crime, or makes society safer. Far from making society safer, the death penalty has even been shown to have a brutalizing effect on
society.
Not least, thanks to technological progress, we are experiencing an increased number of cases proving that courts
of law have made mistakes and issued death sentences
on innocent people. Whilst wrongful convictions may be
corrected, there is obviously no remedy to correct executions carried out based on wrongful convictions.
Furthermore, although it is understandable that people
want to ensure justice for victims of brutal crimes, be
reminded that the death penalty is social injustice in its
most lethal form. - Systematically, this most extreme punishment is being handed out almost exclusively to the
poor…
I have seen with horror the last death penalty executed
in my country, 37 years ago. Therefore, I am proud that
the European Union holds a strong and principled position against death penalty. The abolition of death penalty
worldwide is a main objective of the EU’s Human Rights
policy. We consider death penalty to be a cruel and inhuman punishment which represents an unacceptable denial of human dignity and integrity.
In recent years, the Supreme Courts in Uganda, Kenya and
Malawi have declared the mandatory death penalty unconstitutional. It is my sincere hope that the debate on
the Constitution launched by the Government of Zambia
will pave the way for abolition of death penalty in Zambia.
GILLES HERVIO, Ambassador and Head of the European Union Delegation to Zambia and COMESA
6 │ Figures
r-SNDP released
Government has officially released the revised Sixth National Development Plan (r-SNDP)
2013-2016 to the public. When the current PF government came into power in 2011 it rejected the original SNDP 2011-2015 produced under the former MMD government. Later it
opted to revise the SNDP to align it with the PF’s party manifesto. However, like its predecessor, this development plan still seeks to achieve MMD’s ‘Vision 2030’ of Zambia becoming
a prosperous middle-income country by 2030. The r-SNDP is primarily an investment plan
which contains quantifiable programmes to inform sector planning and budgeting processes. It focuses on public capital investments with emphasis on rural development and job
creation. The main investment areas include skills development; science and technology;
agriculture, livestock and fisheries; energy and transport development – while enhancing
water and sanitation, education and health.
EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY
The r-SNDP can be downloaded on http://www.parliament.gov zm/index.php?option=com_
docman&task=cat_view&gid=58&Itemid=112
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Kwacha lists on JSE
DUTIES
The Kwacha, together with the Kenyan Shilling and Nigerian Naira, have been listed on the
Johannesburg Stock Exchange (JSE) “to mitigate currency risk”, stated JSE’s general manager
for capital markets Warren Geers. Simply put this means that investors, importers and exporters now can insure themselves against risks associated with currency fluctuations in the
three countries (see Fact Box) – although critics argued that the listing also served as a way
to billboard the fact that the Kwacha is a risky currency. The idea to list African currencies has
been in the making for two years. JSE chose the three currencies from different regions of
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Forex insurance
The forex market on the JSE is a futures market, where investors and businesses that import or export can buy derivatives, including currency options (COs) and currency futures (CFs). A CO is a contract that gives the investor, the right,
but not the obligation, to buy or sell a currency on a future date at a fixed price. A CO variation is called a put option
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the investor the right to buy or sell an underlying currency at a fixed exchange rate at a specified date in the future. The
contracts are cash-settled in Rand, involving no physical Kwacha. For example, if a Zambian importer buys a CO on the
JSE, and the kwacha declines in value, making their imports more expensive, that importer will be compensated the
difference in Rand. It will be particularly helpful to the many South African retailers in Zambia. It may also convince
more institutional investors to invest in Zambian treasury bills. It will however have little impact on Foreign Direct
Investment (FDI) into Zambia, as the 3-12 months contracts are too short for major capital projects such as mines,
factories and roads.
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Zambia attracts most FDI
amongst landlocked countries
Zambia has received the highest foreign direct investment (FDI) out of 16 landlocked developing countries (LLDCs) in Africa, according to the United Nations Conference on Trade and
Development (UNCTAD). In 2013, Africa received $57 billion, with the LLDCs receiving $6.8
billion, of which Zambia attracted $1.81 billion. Half the African LLDCs experienced falls from
2012 to 2013, while half – predominantly mineral exporting economies – saw an increase.
The 16 LLDCs in Africa comprise Botswana, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Central African Republic,
Chad, Ethiopia, Lesotho, Mali, Malawi, Niger, Rwanda, South Sudan, Swaziland, Uganda,
Zambia, Zimbabwe
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Debt of councils
Local councils countrywide owed over K600 million to the Zambia Revenue Authority (taxes) and Local Authorities
Superannuation Fund (pensions) as at 31 December 2011; a debt which had increased more than 10 times in 5 years –
and is projected to exceed K1 billion at the end of 2014 (the Post). The debt has mostly been built up by larger councils.
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7 │ Mining and transport
Mines blackmailing government?
Sable Zinc Mine in Kabwe is about to lay off 170 employees when the mine is placed
under care and maintenance. Its owner Glencore Xstrata also owns Mopani Copper Mines,
which last week threatened that 20,000 miners were about to lose their jobs, and last
month First Quantum Minerals stated that it was slowing down. All due to the Zambia
Revenue Authority (ZRA) withholding about $600 million in VAT refunds to mines. The
mines want ZRA to scrap a requirement that exporters must provide import documentation from destination countries to qualify for VAT refunds – but Minister of Mines, Energy
and Water Development Christopher Yaluma called it blackmail: “We will not tolerate this.
Before they come here to invest, they set aside capital to run their operations. But how
come they are now basing their businesses on VAT refunds? If that was the case, we would
not have allowed them in the first place,” Yaluma told the Daily Mail. He declared that
Sable Zinc would have to undo the retrenchment, and that he would meet with Mopani.
ZCCM-IH to buy Black Mountain
ZCCM-IH is negotiating with Chambishi Metals Plc on the sale of Black Mountain in Kitwe
to Nkana Alloy Smelting, a company created specifically to exploit the slag heaps in Wusakile Township. Hitherto the mining and surface rights have been transferred to Nkana
Alloy and processing of copper/cobalt alloy is expected to commence late 2014. Nkana
Alloy is owned by ZCCM-IH (10%) and Tianjin Maolin Technology Limited (90%). In March,
government banned illegal mining activities at Black Mountain, which otherwise provided
a source of income for the community, in order to formalise mining. Government encouraged the illegal miners to form cooperatives which can be awarded legal mining rights for
portions of the heaps.
• ZCCM-IH has told Bloomberg that it is considering upgrading to higher tiers on two
European stock exchanges where it is listed. The company has a primary listing on the
Lusaka Stock Exchange and secondary listings on the London Stock Exchange (Alternative
Investment Market) and Euronext Stock Exchange (Marche Libre).
Dangote to sue Shamenda?
Dangote Industries has threatened to sue Labour Minister Fackson Shamenda, giving him
24 hours to withdraw all defamatory and slanderous statements. Last month, Shamenda
claimed that a Nigerian executive seconded to Dangote’s cement plant in Ndola had tried
to bribe him, although the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) dropped its investigations
of the bribe. Shamenda then told the Post that Dangote had offered him an apology –
which got the company to write him a letter copied to the Daily Nation. Dangote refuted
the apology, calling the allegation “grave slander”. However, Shamenda accused Dangote
of lying, explaining that the apology had been offered in the presence of witnesses. He
also criticised Dangote for releasing the letter to the media rather than approaching his
office – despite himself having told the media about the alleged bribe before reporting
the matter to the ACC. Shamenda has now referred the matter to the Attorney General.
• The ACC rejected calls to arrest Shamenda for failing to report the bribe within 24 hours
as stipulated by law.
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Higer buses banned
Government has banned Chinese Higer
buses in Zambia because they are too
heavy – and has directed Higer Bus Zambia
Limited to withdraw all buses in service to
modify them, reported the Daily Nation.
Eurobond wasted on Zambia Railways?
Zambia Railways has requested government for a further $150 million for its
operations. Otherwise the $120 million
allocated to it from Zambia’s first Eurobond
would be wasted, as “all the good work we
have done so far (...) would go down the
drain,” CEO Muyenga Attanga warned. The
$120 million have been used for rail rehabilitation and purchase of new wagons.
Attanga explained that Zambia Railways
needs over $530,000 to completely revamp
its operations.
Quotas for cargo transported by road
Government intends to introduce a
quota system to limit the amount of cargo
transported by road, reported the Times of
Zambia. Mines, Energy and Water Development Minister Christopher Yaluma told
parliament that the system would encourage companies to transport cargo, beyond
their legal quotas, by rail.
Proflight to fly to Lubumbashi
Proflight will on 16 October commence
its Ndola-Lubumbashi route – its second
international destination after Lilongwe in
Malawi.
Dredger to clear Kafubu River
Government has bought a dredger to
remove weed and silt in Kafubu River in
Ndola – to enhance water supply to Kafubu
Water and Sewerage Company.
Three men drown trapped in car
Three people have drowned after their
Toyota Corolla plunged into Kafubu River
in Ndola on their way home from a night
out, reported the Daily Mail. The car hit
the bridge before falling into the river. It
was extensively damaged, trapping Jeff
Mwanza, 32, Sam Mbuyu, 24, and Weston
Kauseni, 17.
8 │ P oli t ical s n apsho t : Yo u r 1 5 8 M P s r i g h t n o w
Province Constituency Name
Nominated MPs Nominated
Alexander Chikwanda
Joseph Kasonde
Panji Kaunda
Daniel Munkombwe
John Phiri
Robert Sichinga
Ngosa Simbyakula
Vacant
Elected MPs
Central
Bwacha
Sydney Mushanga
Chisamba
Moses Muteteka
Chitambo
Mushili Malama
Kabwe Central
James Kapyanga
Kapiri Mposhi
Eddie Musonda
Katuba
Jonas Shakafuswa
Keembe
Ronald Shikapwasha
Mkushi North
Ingrid Mphande
Mkushi South
Davies Chisopa
Muchinga
Howard Kunda
Mumbwa
Brian Chituwo
Mwembeshi
Austin Milambo
Nangoma
Boyd Hamusonde
Serenje
Phillip Kosamu
Copperbelt Bwana Mkubwa
Emmanuel Chenda
Chifubu
Berina Kawandami
Chililabombwe
Esther Banda
Chimwemwe
Laban Mwenya
Chingola
Joseph Katema
Kabushi
Dorothy Kazunga
Kafulafuta
Brian Chitafu
Kalulushi
Rayford Mbulu
Kamfinsa
Moses Chishimba
Kankoyo
Levy Chabala
Kantanshi
Yamfwa Mukanga
Kwacha
Boniface Mutale
Luanshya
Stephen Chungu
Lufwanyama
Annie Munshya
Masaiti
Michael Katambo
Mpongwe
Gabriel Namulambe
Mufulira
John Kufuna
Nchanga
Wylbur Simuusa
Ndola Central
Fackson Shamenda
Nkana
Luxon Kazabu
Roan
Chishimba Kambwili
Wusakile
Richard Musukwa
Eastern
Chadiza
Allan Mbewe
Chasefu
Chifumu Banda
Chipangali
Vincent Mwale
Chipata Central
Reuben Phiri
Kapoche
Nicholas Banda
Kasenengwa
Victoria Kalima
Lumezi
Isaac Banda
Lunangeni
Charles Zulu
Lundazi
Mkhondo Lungu
Malambo
Vacant
Masanzala
Joseph Lungu
Milanzi
Whiteson Banda
Mkaika
Peter Phiri
Nyimba
Forrie Tembo
Petauke
Vacant
Sinda
Levy Ngoma
Vubwi
Margaret Miti
Luapula
Bahati
Harry Kalaba
Bangweulu
Chifita Matafwali
Chembe
Mwansa Mbulakulima
Chienge
Benson Kapaya
Chifunabuli
Andrew Mwali
Chipili
Davies Mwila
Kawambwa
Nickson Chilangwa
Luapula
Emerine Kabanshi
Mambilima
Mighty Mumba
Mansa Central
Chitalu Chilufya
Mwansabombwe Rodgers Mwewa
Mwense
David Mabumba
Nchelenge
Raymond Mpundu
Pambashe
Ronald Chitotela
Lusaka
Chawama
Edgar Lungu
Chilanga
Keith Mukata
Chongwe
Sylvia Masebo
Feira
Patrick Ngoma
Party
PF
PF
PF
PF
PF
PF
PF
PF
MMD
MMD
PF
PF
UPND
MMD
PF
PF
MMD
MMD
UPND
UPND
PF
PF
PF
PF
PF
PF
PF
UPND
PF
PF
PF
PF
PF
PF
MMD
MMD
PF
PF
PF
PF
PF
PF
PF
MMD
FDD
MMD
MMD
MMD
MMD
MMD
Independent
MMD
Woman Minister (according to latest public overview from May 2014)
Minister (finance)
Minister (health)
Deputy minister (transport, works, supply and communications)
Minister (Southern Province)
Minister (education, science, vocational training and early education)
Minister (commerce, trade and industry)
Minister (home affairs)
Former seat of Wynter Kabimba (PF)
By-election in April 2013
By-election in February 2014
Female
Female
Female
Deputy minister (community development, mother and child health)
Minister (Lusaka Province)
Minister (local government and housing)
Deputy minister (chiefs and traditional affairs)
Deputy minister (gender and child development)
Deputy minister (Copperbelt Province)
Minister (information and broadcasting)
Deputy minister (community development, mother and child health)
Depty minister (labour and social security)
By-election in July 2013
By-election in September 2014
By-election in June 2012
By-election in July 2013
Minister (transport, works, supply and communication)
Female
Deputy minister (foreign affairs)
Deputy minister (local government and housing)
Minister (agriculture and livestock)
Minster (labour and social security)
Deputy minister (agriculture and livestock)
Minister (youth and sport)
Deputy minister (mines, energy and water development)
Female
Deputy minister (local government and housing)
By-election in February 2013
By-election in July 2013
By-election in September 2014
Deputy minister (mines, energy and water development)
PF
MMD
MMD
MMD
MMD
PF
PF
PF
MMD
PF
PF
PF
PF
PF
PF
PF
PF
PF
PF
PF
PF
MMD
PF
PF
Change
Deputy minister (defence)
Deputy minister (local government and housing)
Female
Minister (foreign affairs)
Former seat of Maxwell Mwale (UPND)
By-election in February 2012
By-election in September 2013
Former seat of Dora Siliya (MMD)
By-election in September 2014
Minister (Luapula Province)
Deputy minister (lands, natural resources and environmental protection)
Female
Deputy minister (home affairs)
Minister (community development, mother and child health
Deputy minister (health)
By-election in November 2013
Deputy minister (education, science, vocational training and early edu)
Female
Minister (justice/defence) + PF Secretary General
Deputy minister (justice)
by-election in Nov 2011
Deputy minister (education, science, vocational training and early edu) By-election in June 2013
Continued ►
9 │ P oli t ical s n apsho t : Yo u r 1 5 8 M P s r i g h t n o w
Province Constituency
Kabwata
Kafue
Kanyama
Lusaka Central
Mandevu
Matero
Munali
Rufunsa
Muchinga
Chama North
Chama South
Chinsali
Isoka
Kanchibiya
Mafinga
Mfumbwe
Mpika
Nakonde
Shiwa N'gandu
Northern
Chilubi
Chimbamilonga
Kaputa
Kasama Central
Lubansenshi
Lukashya
Lunte
Lupososhi
Malole
Mbala
Mporokoso
Mpulungu
Senga Hill
Northwestern Chavuma
Ikeleng'i
Kabompo East
Kabompo West
Kasempa
Mufumbwe
Mwinilunga
Solwezi Central
Solwezi East
Solwezi West
Zambezi East
Zambezi West
Southern
Bweengwa
Chikankata
Choma Central
Dundumwezi
Gwembe
Itezhi-tezhi
Kalomo Central
Katombola
Livingstone Central
Magoye
Mapatizya
Mazabuka Central
Mbabala
Monze Central
Moomba
Namwala
Pemba
Siavonga
Sinazongwe
Western
Kalabo Central
Kaoma Central
Liuwa
Luampa
Luena
Lukulu East
Lukulu West
Mangango
Mongu Central
Mulobezi
Mwandi
Nalikwanda
Nalolo
Senanga
Sesheke
Sikongo
Sinjembela
Name
Given Lubinda
Obvious Mwaliteta
Gerry Chanda
Guy Scott
Jean Kapata
Miles Sampa
Nkandu Luo
Kenneth Chipungu
January Zimba
Effron Lungu
Christopher Mulenga
Malozo Sichone
Davies Mwango
Catherine Namugala
Mwimba Malama
Mwansa Kapeya
Abel Sichula
Stephen Kampyongo
Obius Chisala
Hastings Chansa
Maxas Ng'onga
Geoffrey Mwamba
Patrick Mucheleka
Alfreda Mwamba
Felix Mutati
Chungu Bwalya
Christopher Yaluma
Mwalimu Simfukwe
Nevelyn Willombe
Freedom Sikazwe
Kapembwa Simbao
Kenneth Konga
Elijah Muchima
Danny Chingimbu
Ambrose Lufuma
Kabinga Pande
Steven Masumba
Stephen Katuka
Dawson Kafwaya
Lombanya Villie
Humphrey Mwanza
Sarah Sayifwanda
Christabel Ngimbu
Highvie Hamududu
Munji Habeenzu
Cornelius Mweetwa
Edgar Sing'ombe
Brian Ntundu
Greyford Monde
Request Muntanga
Derick Livune
Lawrence Evans
Oliver Mulomba
Clive Miyanda
Gary Nkombo
Ephraim Belemu
Jacob Mwiimbu
Vitalis Mooya
Moono Lubezhi
Christine Mazoka
Kennedy Hamudulu
Richwell Siamunene
Chinga Miyutu
Carlos Antonio
Situmbeko Musokotwane
Josephine Limata
Mulumemui Imenda
Christopher Kalila
Misheck Mitelo
Rodgers Lingweshi
Nathaniel Mubukwanu
Vacant
Michael Kaingu
Geoffrey Lungwangwa
Inonge Wina
Likando Mufalali
Siyauya Sianga
Mundia Ndalamei
Poniso Njeulu
Party
PF
PF
PF
PF
PF
PF
PF
MMD
PF
PF
PF
PF
PF
MMD
PF
PF
PF
PF
PF
PF
PF
PF
Independent
PF
MMD
PF
PF
MMD
PF
PF
MMD
MMD
MMD
MMD
UPND
MMD
PF
UPND
UPND
UPND
MMD
MMD
PF
UPND
UPND
UPND
UPND
UPND
UPND
UPND
UPND
PF
UPND
UPND
UPND
UPND
UPND
UPND
UPND
UPND
UPND
UPND
UPND
UPND
MMD
MMD
ADD
MMD
UPND
PF
PF
MMD
MMD
PF
UPND
UPND
MMD
UPND
Woman Minister (according to latest public overview from May 2014)
Change
Minister (Central Province)
Minister (Muchinga Province)
Female
Female
Minister (tourism and art)
Deputy minister (commerce, trade and industry)
Minister (chiefs and traditional affairs)
By-election in June 2012
Female
Deputy minister (youth and sport)
Minister (Eastern Province)
Deputy minister (vice-president’s office)
Deputy minister (transport, works, supply and communications)
Miniater (lands, natural resources and environmental protection)
Deputy minister (home affairs)
Deputy minister (gender and child development)
Female
By-election in November 2011
Surname change from Kansembe
Minister (mines, energy and water development)
Deputy minister (education, science, vocational training and early edu)
Minister (Northern Province)
Deputy minister (lands, natural resources and environmental protection)
By-election in November 2012
By-election in September 2014
By-election in July 2013
Female
Female
By-election in September 2014
Deputy minister (agriculture and livestock)
Deputy minister (tourism and arts)
By-elections Jun 2012 and Mar 2013
By-election November 2011
Female
Female
Minister (Western Province)
Female
Female
Deputy minister (chiefs and traditional affairs)
Minster (Northwestern Province)
Female
Minister (gender and child development)
Deputy minister (information and broadcasting)
By-election in April 2013
By-election in August 2014
Former seat of Hastings Sililo (UPND)
1 0 │ P oli t ical s n apsho t : P o l i t i c a l p a r t i e s t o w a t c h
Meet Zambia’s political parties
Alliance for Development and Democracy (ADD)
One of the parties below will assume the presidency in 2016. Zambia Weekly paints a picture of their claim to fame:
ADD was formed in 2010 by rich businessman Charles Milupi, 59,
with strong roots in Western Province. An engineer by profession,
with a background as a manager of ZCCM and the Copperbelt
Energy Corporation, the ADD focuses on creating a mineral-based
industrial economy accompanied by wiser taxation of its users. The
party has participated in some parliamentary by-elections. It has
one seat in parliament.
Patriotic Front (PF)
Zambia’s ruling PF party was formed in 2001 by President Michael
Sata. He ditched a long career in the Movement for Multiparty Democracy (MMD) when then President Frederick Chiluba anointed
Levy Mwanawasa as his successor. PF touts itself as a populist
party that is in touch with ordinary folk. Its manifesto focuses on
education, health services, agricultural development, housing
development and local government. PF ousted MMD in 2011, and
currently holds the majority in parliament with 81 out of 158 seats.
It has however failed to fulfil many of its promises, and waning
support will make it more difficult to win the 2016 general elections, especially taking the precarious health of Sata, 77 (and the
accompanying succession wrangles) into consideration.
United National Independence Party (UNIP)
The Movement for Multiparty Democracy (MMD)
The MMD ruled Zambia for 20 years from 1991 to 2011 under three
presidents, including late Frederick Chiluba, late Levy Mwanawasa and Rupiah Banda. Whereas UNIP is known as the party that
brought independence, MMD is known for returning multi-party
politics. MMD also liberalised the economy, but failed to make
an impact on poverty. The party has been tainted by corruption,
especially under Chiluba. Since 2012, the MMD has been led by
clergyman and former diplomat Nevers Mumba, 54, supported by
National Secretary Muhabi Lungu. Mumba’s rule has however been
challenged from several sides. Although MMD’s popularity has
declined significantly, it retains its stronghold in Eastern Province.
It is the second-largest party in parliament with 37 seats.
The United Party for National Development (UPND)
UPND was founded in 1998 by Anderson Mazoka, who would likely
have won the general elections in 2006, if he had not died from
kidney problems – although suspicion lingers as to the cause of
his death. Since then the party has been led by rich businessman
Hakainde Hichilema, 52, currently supported by Secretary General
Winstone Chibwe. The UPND describes itself as a “liberal social
democratic party” with pro-poor policies. It is heavily anchored in
Southern Province, but it is trying to reach out in an effort to position itself for the 2016 general elections. UPND is the third-largest
party in parliament with 32 seats.
Forum for Democracy and Development (FDD)
FDD was formed in 2001 by former MMD members. In 2005, it daringly elected a woman, Edith Nawakwi, as its president. Nawakwi,
today 55, held several ministerial portfolios in MMD, including that
of finance, making her the first female one – and the youngest in
Southern Africa. Little information is available about the party’s
policies. FDD has recently intensified its participation in parliamentary by-elections. It has one seat in parliament.
UNIP, Zambia’s first party after independence, ruled for 27 years
under Kenneth Kaunda. He took over one of the richest countries
in Africa, but left behind a country in abject poverty driven by
socialist policies helped along by a slump in copper prices. When
UNIP lost to MMD in 2001, Kaunda handled the party mantle to his
son, Tilyenji, 60, with a background in political science. Since then
UNIP has lost its glory. Although it participates in almost all parliamentary by-elections, it never gets close to winning. The party is
obviously short of funds, and UNIP members have recently begun
to call for Zimbabwe-based Tilyenji’s resignation.
The National Restoration Party (NAREP)
NAREP was formed in 2009 by Elias Chipimo Jr, 48, son of Elias
Chipimo Sr, a prominent politician under Kenneth Kaunda. Chipimo Jr left the law firm he founded, Corpus Legal Practitioners, to
pursue a political career in response to the “clear absence of visionary and value-based leadership” in Zambia. NAREP wants to turn
Zambia into an alternative energy superpower. With a background
at Oxford University, Chipimo is popular with academics, but he
has found it more difficult to connect with the grassroots. NAREP
has recently stopped participating in parliamentary by-elections
citing the high cost.
The Green Party
A new party to watch in Zambia? Established in May 2013
by Peter Sinkamba, 50, with a background in environmental
protection, especially on the Copperbelt. The party wants to
“guarantee sustainable management and equitable distribution of Zambia’s social, economic and natural resources”. It
has vowed to legalise marijuana, including setting up medical
marijuana farms and abolishing the Drug Enforcement Commission. Sinkamba was apparently the first Zambian to feature
in Forbes, a leading business magazine, which described him
as a “playboy entrepreneur who went from making millions
to making an impact”. Sinkamba is supported by Secretary
General Thompson Luzendi with a background in student
unions – and the party is targeting the youth. The party has
participated in one parliamentary by-election in Zambezi West
in September.
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Bursaries to be transformed into loans
Government intends to replace the Bursaries Committee with a Loans Board to generate revolving funds for university students – in line with its manifesto. Education Minister
John Phiri revealed that government typically spends K25,833 per student on accommodation, meals, tuition fees and book allowances – and that it does not have the money to
support all students. Last week, government was severely criticised for only awarding bursaries to 2,419 of about 6,000 first-year students at the University of Zambia (UNZA) – exacerbated by Youth and Sports Minister Chishimba Kambwili declaring that it was “not the
responsibility of government to educate people. Many students from poor backgrounds
have had to withdraw after being denied bursaries – and one young woman committed suicide. Opposition FDD party president Edith Nawakwi, who attended her burial,
suggested that the committee was riddled by corruption as some students had received
bursaries despite having well-to-do parents. Phiri said his he had asked the committee for
a report on the allocation of the bursaries. The findings will be made public – and government will only take the next step once the report is out. In addition, his ministry will
review the list of students having received bursaries. The loan scheme was generally well
received by the opposition.
!
A lot of staff at the Education Ministry!
In the 2014 budget, the Education Ministry was allocated K8.599 billion, divided between personal emoluments (K6.10
billion), non-personal emoluments (K845 million) and programmes (K1.65 billion). Programmes included infrastructure development (K756.4 million, leaving a balance of K395.5 million for all other programmes and activities in the
ministry at all levels. The ministry even had to request for a supplementary funding of K57.7 million to pay bursaries
of K191.8 million to UNZA (K148.9 million) and Copperbelt University (K43.0 million). 17,000 students had applied for
bursaries at UNZA alone.
Students besiege building at UNZA
Students at the University of Zambia (UNZA) have besieged the Commonwealth Youth
Centre within the university’s campus. According to the students, who referred to a memorandum of understanding (MOU) from 1975, the centre was supposed to be handed
over to UNZA, once it was no longer needed by the Commonwealth. They further alleged
that the centre was officially closed last year, but that it now was being used by the Sports
Council of Zambia. Minister of Youth and Sports Chishimba Kambwili refuted that the
centre had been closed, explaining that a new MOU would be signed soon. He also threatened to ensure that all student reporters at UNZA Radio would be fired for their negative
coverage of him. The students explained that the centre would be used to accommodate
the many students with nowhere to stay, but the police cleared them out.
Football in brief
Labohm to help Janza
The Football Association of Zambia (FAZ)
has appointed Nico Labohm from the
Netherlands as assistant coach to the
Chipolopolo – to aid coach Honour Janza
in turning around the goal drought. The
aim is to improve the national team’s
chances of qualifying to the 2015 Africa
Cup of Nations, after drawing 0-0 with
Mozambique and losing 1-2 to Cape
Verde in its first two qualifiers. Zambia
is now third in Group F with one point,
five points behind leaders Cape Verde.
Zambia remains with four qualifiers – the
first of which will be played in Niger on
11 October. Janza took over the Chipolopolo in August 2014, following the
departure of Patrice Beaumelle.
Friendly against Ivory Coast
The Chipolopolo will play an international friendly match against Ivory Coast
on 25 October at the National Heroes
Stadium in Lusaka. Ivory Coast is now
coached by the Chipolopolo’s former
coach, Herve Renard.
Shepolopolo holds Cameroon
Shepolopolo has drawn 0-0 with Cameroon in their second international friendly.
In their first encounter Cameroon beat
Zambia 2-0. The matches are part of the
Shepolopolo’s preparations for the African Women’s Championship to be held in
Namibia on 11-25 October.
Pupils riot over being leaked the wrong paper
Grade 12 pupils at three schools in Kitwe (Helen Kaunda, Kitwe Boys and Mukuba Secondary) have rioted after a biology exam – as the examination paper allegedly turned out
to be different from the leaked one they had studied beforehand. The same happened
at Ndeke Secondary School where pupils were upset about having been ‘studying’ the
wrong mathematics paper. In both cases the police had to be brought in, reported the
Times of Zambia.
39 pupils caught trying to cheat
Police have apprehended 39 Grade 12 pupils in Mtendere Township in Lusaka after they
met with a teacher to study a leaked examination paper. When it turned out that the
paper was fake, the pupils were released, but police held onto the teacher and an alleged
businessman who was supposed to discuss the examination answers with the pupils.
• In Mansa, police arrested two Grade 12 pupils, and are looking for a third, who broke into
an office at Lwele Secondary School to steal examination papers.
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