Kabimba demands Daily Mail apology over 'dark corner' story
By Roy Habaalu
Wed 16 Oct. 2013, 14:01 CAT
WYNTER Kabimba has demanded a public apology and retraction from Zambia Daily Mail over a story it published alleging that he was holding dark-corner meetings, failure to which he would commence legal proceedings against the newspaper for libel.
In a letter dated October 10, 2013 addressed to Zambia Daily Mail managing director Anthony Mukwita by Kabimba's lawyers AMC Legal Practitioners, Kabimba stated that the words used were false, malicious and wanton.
"Our client instructs that on Thursday 3rd October 2013, your Newspaper carried the headline: 'Wynter Holds Dark Corner Meetings.' Under this headline it was alleged that our client has been holding meetings in which he intended to split the current ruling party, the Patriotic Front (PF), the party for which he is the secretary general, by 'arm-twisting the district commissioners.'
The said article also accused our client of 'apparently showing open discontent towards President Sata' and urging the district commissioners to 'remain loyal to him even in the eventual demotion or expulsion, warning that the party was likely to break up if he was fired or removed from his position due to the influence he wields.' The article further alleges that Mr Kabimba told the district commissioners 'I made you to become DC'," read the letter in part.
Kabimba stated that the words in the article were false, malicious and wanton to him and consequently his reputation in person as Minister of Justice and secretary general of PF had been diminished in the eyes of right-thinking members of society.
"In light of this we have been instructed to demand that an apology be published in your newspaper within seven days from date of receipt of this letter, failing which we have instructions to commence legal proceedings for libel," read the letter.
On October 3, 2013, the Daily Mail reported that the twists and turns in the Patriotic Front differences that have pitted Kabimba against some grassroots members and even other top members had continued.
It reported that as the plot thickened, a scheme to "spill the beans" and practically break the ruling party up if he were expelled as demanded by sections of the youth had emerged following an alleged meeting that Kabimba held with district commissioners in Western Province.
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ACC interviews Daily Mail chief-sub editor over attempted bribing of journalists
By Staff Reporters
Sun 20 Jan. 2013, 10:30 CAT
ACC officers have interviewed Zambia Daily Mail chief sub-editor Chapadongo Lungu in connection with the attempted bribing of journalists by a Lusaka-based private investigator who has since been arrested.
On Friday last week, Anti Corruption Commission (ACC) officers arrested Mathews Fube together with two journalists, Dean Mwaanga and Billy Kazoka whom he attempted to bribe so that they could publish false and malicious stories about Armcor chief executive officer Gary Wadey and ZRA issues.
Mwaanga, a former Zambia Daily Mail employee was released the same day; Kazoka last week, while Fube is still in police custody.
ACC sources told The Post that Lungu was interviewed to explain what he knew about the matter.
"He was interviewed early this week to explain anything that he knew about this matter. We expect to interview many more journalists on this matter," said the sources.
But when asked if he had been interviewed by law enforcement officers in connection with the case, Lungu responded: "Not to my knowledge. I don't know anything," he said.
Last week, ACC sources said Fube was sent by a named businessman of Indian origin to frame Wadey.
"Mr Fube was sent by this businessman to look for journalists to corruptly publish false stories concerning Mr Wadey and ZRA, which stories could have put Mr Wadey in bad light. Apparently, it is not known how much Mr Fube was paid by this same businessman," the sources said.
The sources said money and some documents were confiscated in the operation.
"Mr Fube's movements were being monitored by law enforcement agencies and he was arrested together with two journalists at Arcades as he was giving one of them a KR50.00 which he claimed was for transport. These people were arrested on Friday evening and they were immediately taken to Emmasdale police station. Mr Fube is claiming that he is a private investigator and that one of his contacts gave him a story about Mr Wadey."
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Nevers sues Times, Daily Mail
By Mwala Kalaluka and Namatama Mundia
Wed 04 Jan. 2012, 13:55 CAT
FORMER Zambian High Commissioner to Canada Dr Nevers Mumba has sued the Zambia Daily Mail and its deputy managing editor Anthony Mukwita for defamation of character over the K500 million Barrick Gold scandal article.
And Pastor Mumba has sued the Times Printpak Zambia Limited, the producers of the Times of Zambia for defamation. According to a statement of claim, where the Zambia Daily Mail and Mukwita are cited as first and second defendants respectively, filed in the Lusaka High Court registry, Pastor Mumba, a former Republican vice-president, is also seeking an junction restraining the respondents, their servants and agents from further publishing, printing and distributing same or similar libel articles about him.
He is claiming damages including aggravated or exemplary damages for defamatory libel in the Zambia Daily Mail article which was printed, published and distributed by the defendants electronically and by hard copy on 21 December, 2011 in the article headed ‘Nevers in K500m gold scandal'.
He said he was at all material times a politician and member of the MMD who had held various positions, the last being that of Zambian High Commissioner to Canada.
Pastor Mumba claimed he was also an ordained pastor and founder of the well-known Victory Ministries and a television evangelist who was widely known both in Zambia and internationally and that the story published about him by the Zambia Daily Mail was false and malicious.
He said the words in the article were false and published out of malice and reckless disregard for the truth.
He said the words in their ordinary and natural meaning were understood to mean that he was a criminal who was connected to an illegal criminal scheme involving K500 million gold cash.
Pastor Mumba said the article was also understood to mean that the man of God failed to resist money temptation and solicited for and reasonably received US$122,000 from Barrick Gold which he personally benefited from.
He further stated that the words also meant that he diverted money from Barrick Gold and misapplied it to some use other than what it was meant for which amounted to obtaining money by false pretences and or theft by public servant.
Pastor Mumba said the article alleged that he was paying "ghost" workers or company for the work which was not done and was not fit to hold any political office.
He said the article was part of the orchestrated scheme to lay fraud and that he flouted government procedures with regard to the Barrick Gold.
He said as a result of the story, his political ambitions have been severely dented more so that the Zambia Daily Mail newspaper ignored his statement that he sent to them which offered clarification and explanation on the issue.
Pastor Mumba is also demanding interest and costs relating to the legal suit.
And Pastor Mumba, in another suit against the Times of Zambia, said the December 13, 2011 article titled cops challenge Nevers Mumba… provide answers to allegations of impropriety was defamatory of him.
"The plaintiff is at all material times a prominent politician and aspiring presidential candidate in Zambia's leading opposition party, the Movement for Multiparty Democracy as well as a clergyman and immediate past Zambia's High Commissioner in Canada," reads the statement of claim filed by his lawyer Sunday Nkonde.
"On 13 December 2011, the defendant (Times Printpak) caused to be published defamatory material on its front page under the headline Cops challenge Nevers Mumba … provide answers to allegations of impropriety with the following words: The Zambia police service yesterday said former High Commissioner to Canada Nevers Mumba should prepare answers to allegations of impropriety about his work at the High Commission in Toronto. Police spokesperson Elizabeth Kanjela told journalists at her office in Lusaka yesterday shortly after Dr Mumba appeared before a team of investigators that the former High Commissioner should not complain of victimisation but should allow the law to take its course."
Pastor Mumba contended that the said words in their natural and ordinary meaning were understood to mean that he was a suspected criminal and that he had known cases of impropriety at the High Commission in Toronto, Canada, which he had to answer to.
"That the plaintiff is guilty of impropriety unless he proves to the contrary. The said words were calculated to disparage the plaintiff and to diminish his political ambition. The said words were calculated to cause injury and did cause injury to the plaintiff's reputation and as a result the plaintiff has suffered ridicule, contempt and public odium," reads the statement of claim.
"By reason of the above, the plaintiff has been greatly injured in his character, credit and reputation as a national leader and clergyman."
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PF has de-politicized newsrooms in public media – Tembo
TIME PUBLISHED - Sunday, October 30, 2011, 3:05 pm
Information Broadcasting and Tourism Deputy Minister Forrie Tambo says the Patriotic Front (PF) government has de-politicized newsrooms in the public media and enabled them to operate independently.
Mr. Tembo says government has taken a number of reforms since coming into office last month which have seen the public media operate independently. He stated that the changes that his government has taken in the media include changing of management at various public media institutions in the country.
He said the changes the government has made has resulted in the public media to stop operating as propaganda tool for government but give balanced coverage to different stakeholders.
He said the public were now testifying that the public media had become very objective adding that his government would not interfere in the running of the institutions.
“This is in line with the government vision of freeing the media in the efforts to have objective media,” he said.
Mr. Tembo who is MMD Nyimba Member of Parliament (MP) said this in parliament yesterday when debating the President’s speech during the official opening of the National Assembly.
The Deputy Minster has further said the merging of the Ministries of Tourism, Environment and Natural Resources and Information and Broadcasting Services will also help the country to market its tourism potential.
He said the change has already shown results by making Zambia win the joint bid with Zimbabwe to co-host the United Nations World Tourism Organization General Assembly in 2013.
The public media came under serious attack from stakeholders prior to last month’s general elections as it was accused of being biased and used as a tool for propaganda by the former MMD government.
ZANIS
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Chitala threatens journalists at Daily Mail
By Agness Changala and Mwala Kalaluka
Monday September 01, 2008 [04:00]
THE Zambia Union of Journalists (ZUJ) has demanded an apology from former Zambia's ambassador to Libya Mbita Chitala for
threatening that some Zambia Daily Mail employees risk being sacked for not publishing his articles. But Chitala yesterday said the assertion of threats was a falsehood that did not deserve any apology from him.
In a press statement yesterday, ZUJ general secretary Nigel Mulenga explained that on Saturday Chitala, who said he was in Vice-President Rupiah Banda's campaign team for the MMD presidency, visited the newspaper's office in Lusaka in the afternoon demanding to know why stories he gave them were not published.
"Even after an explanation, Chitala warned reporters and editors that they risked being sacked because this was a matter of life and death," Mulenga stated.
He further stated that ZUJ refused to believe that Chitala had Vice-President Banda's blessings in his issuance of threats as he claimed because they had known the Vice-President as a man of integrity.
"We have respect for all politicians and we are aware that a legacy of abiding by the rule of law has been set by government," Mulenga stated. "However, we will not allow our respect for politicians or indeed any citizen of this country to be mistaken for a weakness."
Mulenga also stated that as journalists, they endeavoured to cover everyone equally irrespective of political inclination, adding that it was not Chitala to tell them who to cover, as they did not exist to please anyone. He warned that if Chitala wanted to go back to the era of threats, he must rest assured that he would reap what he was sowing.
He further stated that Chitala should not intimidate journalists and that if there was any loser to come out of this, it certainly would not be ZUJ.
"Chitala's explanation that the threats were as a result of 'pressure' will not be accepted. The era of threats is long gone and we demand an apology from him, failure to which ZUJ will take steps it deems fit to see this to its logical conclusion," stated Mulenga.
But Chitala said such allegations were expected and therefore did not come as a surprise to him following his recent decision to guide the nation on the person to succeed President Levy Mwanawasa.
"No, it is not true. I am not in government and I can't threaten anybody," Chitala said. "Secondly, anybody knows my track record. I am not into threatening people. I have no response to that issue, because it is false."
Chitala further described the allegation as an attempt to malign him.
"But this is expected. It is coming from forces that are not happy with what we are doing, on what I am providing guidance on," said Chitala.
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Mine tax report rejected
A PARLIAMENTARY watchdog committee has rejected a Government report on the new mining tax regime on grounds that it lacks clear detail on the legality of the proposed measures. The expanded parliamentary committee on estimates rejected ......
This is from the Daily Mail website. Unfortunately, the rest of the report is unreadable, because the Daily Mail's pages don't load.
What I am thinking, is that a lot of parliamentarians must have been bought and in some ways compromised by all the money that is going to the mining companies.
I am sure that they have more than a few MPs in their pocket. The problem with that, is that MPs are elected to represent the will and interests of their constituents, not the mining companies. Their opinion must be an expression of the voice of the people (vox populi), not an expression of the voice with the deepest pockets.
If the mining companies have bought or bribed MPs, to me that amounts to treason. It is one thing to bribe a traffic cop. It is quite another thing, a matter with ramifications on the very content of Democracy in Zambia, to bribe an MP or any other high ranking politician or functionary.
Therefore, if there is significant opposition to the windfall tax and the general mining regime, we should make great haste with doing awaywith the licenses and rights of those mining companies who have engaged in this highly corrupt practice.
If the ruling party cannot pass legislation in parliament, because, irrespective of ideology, certain MPs have been bought off, that should be cause for removal of the company in question from the country.
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Mineral explorers to relinquish land
GOVERNMENT is expected to implement a policy to compel mineral explorers to relinquish 50 per cent of land before prospecting licences could be renewed. This would apply if an exploring company wanted to recommence prospecting ......
http://www.daily-mail.co.zm/media/news/viewnews.cgi?category=5&id=1201077252
Cut regional power, Zesco told
GOVERNMENT has directed Zesco Limited to temporarily disconnect the Zambian power system from the inter-connectors in the Southern African region until the power situation stabilises. Minister of Energy and Water Development, Kenneth .....
http://www.daily-mail.co.zm/media/news/viewnews.cgi?category=2&id=1201075999
This is as far as I can report from the Daily Mail, because their links don't load.In fact,
their links haven't loaded for many months, possibly YEARS. One can only speculate for the reason as to why. Are the employees striking? Have they run out of money? Are unwilling or unable to switch providers? Whatever the cause, it does not look good for the Daily Mail, or their Webhost/Webmanager, Zamnet Communications Systems Ltd. Apparently, no one in government has thought of firing them? I have 'fired' several e-mails in their direction, but no response whatsoever. Whoever in government is responsible for this paper should be fired too. Whoever hired Zamnet Communications Systems Ltd should be fired. Are they 'protected'? Someone's cousin? Anyway, they always have interesting stories on interesting subjects, but too bad no one can read them. At least online.
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State calls for good business culture
By NKOLE CHITALA
GOVERNMENT has urged the public and private sectors to abide by good corporate culture to reduce fraud and corruption. The government has also called on stakeholders to submit 2008 budget proposals and publicise the proposals to enable the public to comment on them. Minister of Finance and National Planning, Ng’andu Magande, said good corporate governance was an effective way to reduce fraud and corruption.
“Good corporate governance with clearly laid down systems and procedures could be used to create safeguards against corruption, mismanagement and frauds and promote fundamental values of a market economy in a democratic society,” he said.
Mr Magande was speaking during the Institute of Directors (IoD) seminar on good corporate governance at Lusaka’s Taj Pamodzi Hotel last week. Mr Magande also implored small and medium-scale enterprises (SMEs) to apply good corporate governance since they played a significant role in the economic and social development of the nation.
He added that SMEs ought to have their corporate governance programmes tailored specifically for their size but without compromising on the basic principles of good corporate governance.
And the minister noted that the publicising of the budget proposals would be a transparent way of ensuring that other people comment on the proposals.
Earlier, IoD president, Mumba Kapumpa, said the issue of corporate governance had taken centre stage over the past few years, which the institute believed was essential. He said the seminar was put together under the Fifth National Development Plan to try and find ways of addressing issues affecting the economy.
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$28m to power Chambishi
By CHARLES MUSONDA
ZESCO Limited and China Non-Ferrous Metal Mining Group Corporation Limited (CNMC) have signed an agreement for the supply of power to the proposed Chambishi Multi Facility Economic Zone (MFEZ). Zesco Limited managing director, Rhodnie Sisala, said at the signing ceremony in Lusaka yesterday that US$27.8 million would be invested in construction of the power supply infrastructure.
Mr Sisala said the US$800 million Chinese investment in the MFEZ would require 110 mega watts of power from Zesco’s 330 kV system.
“It is planned that construction of the power supply infrastructure will be completed in the next 12 months to enable the multi facility economic zone to start operating by August next year,” Mr Sisala said.
And CNMC vice chairperson, Zou Xia, said his company first invested in Zambia in 1998 when it established the Non-Ferrous China Africa Mine in Chambishi.
‘’To expand our cooperation scale, our company signed another letter of intent with the Ministry of Commerce in January 2006 after the Beijing-Africa summit, and the two governments agreed to build a Chinese economic and trade zone.
“This decision encouraged more Chinese enterprises to invest or expand their investment in Zambia.
This will create more job opportunities for local residents and strengthen our friendship,” Mr Zou said.
He said construction of the MFEZ would facilitate development of many industries like mechanic, foodstuffs, electrical instruments and textiles.
Earlier, Chinese Ambassador to Zambia, Li Qiangmin, said in recent years, economic and trade cooperation between China and Zambia had continued to expand and deepen.
“Chinese enterprises are making a robust investment in Zambia.
The investment climate here is getting better and better.
The Chinese Government encourages and supports well-established Chinese businesses to invest and operate in the economic cooperation zone to contribute to economic development and social progress in Zambia,” Mr Li said.
He described the Zesco-CNMC agreement as a realisation of the agreement between Presidents Mwanawasa and Hu Jintao for the MFEZ.
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Gemstones: Zambia losing $7BN.
By CHISHALA MUSONDA and NKWETO MFULA
PRESIDENT Mwanawasa has revealed that Zambia is losing an estimated US$7 billion annually due to the rampant illegal exports of gemstones by dubious business people. President Mwanawasa was speaking at the official opening of the Gemstone Processing and Lapidary Training Centre in Ndola yesterday. Government and donors spent K2 billion and US$80,000, respectively, on the establishment of the centre.
The President said Zambia’s gemstone deposits could act as a catalyst for employment opportunities in the small and medium-scale enterprises (SME) sector and accrue to the nation a lot of foreign exchange.
So far, 50 people have been trained in gemstones polishing.
The centre is under the Ministry of Science, Technology and Vocation Training.
"Zambia is endowed with numerous precious and semi-precious stones that can fetch billions of Kwacha on the world market.
Nearly every province has its share of gemstone deposits,” he said.
"Zambia is estimated to account for 20 per cent of the world production figures with a value of about US$7 billion per annum."
Unfortunately, Zambia was not earning much from its vast gemstones wealth largely because the gems reached the market in very raw form due to lack of skill and appropriate technology for value addition among small-scale miners.
Mr Mwanawasa said the gemstone sector was characterised by rampant illegal trading accounting for more than 50 per cent of the country’s total production.
But with the opening of the training centre, the President was hopeful people living in the gemstone mining areas would now be able to acquire lapidary skills and own businesses in the precious stones sector.
"It is really ironic that people surrounded by rich deposits of expensive minerals should be poor while a few from distant places should come to the gemstone areas and make huge amounts of dollars, sometimes using the poor villagers as casual labour,” he said.
"This unfair exploitation of citizens by unscrupulous gemstone dealers must come to an end.
Let people learn how to create wealth from the raw materials that God gave them by adding value to the stones and selling the polished products at established markets."
The President said graduates from the lapidary training centre would need support from Government in order to become players in employment creation and entrepreneurship development.
He said when his Government came into office in 2002, it redefined economic priorities including mining which was placed as a priority sector for income generation.
He told the gathering at the centre on the former Lever Brothers premises that they were witnessing the birth of a training centre for small-scale gemstone miners.
"Our cooperating partners, the World Bank and the European Union have spent close to US$80,000 on the purchase of equipment," he said.
Minister of Science and Technology, Peter Daka, said the establishment of the lapidary centre, the first of its kind in Zambia was a milestone because Government realised the need for Zambia to benefit from the gemstones wealth.
After the official opening, the President had a closed-door meeting with chiefs on the Copperbelt.
Meanwhile the President announced that the Chinese government has finally approved the US$39 million concession loan for the manufacture of equipment for use in road construction and rehabilitation.
President Mwanawasa announced the development in Luanshya yesterday when he commissioned the Luanshya-Masangano by-pass road.
He said the long-awaited loan was approved by the Chinese government to improve the road infrastructure in Zambia.
He said the Chinese Ambassador to Zambia informed him that the loan was signed on Thursday last week.
“I want to commend the Chinese for making the loan available.
We want to develop like yesterday and not tomorrow,” he said.
And President Mwanawasa said the Luanshya-Masangano road was an important road that led into Luanshya and also an important by-pass for heavy trucks.
The rehabilitation gobbled K33 billion.
The Organisation of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) contributed 88 per cent and the World Bank put forward 12 per cent.
Mr Mwanawasa said the road sector investment programme by Government and donors had seen investments of US$1.6 billion over a period of 10 years on the core road network accounting for 40,000 kilometres that would have been improved to good condition by 2013.
He said this should be done together with the other objectives of creating 30,000 jobs and fostering economic growth and prosperity.
“I wish to express my sincere gratitude to OPEC and the World Bank for facilitating the successful achievement of this important milestone in the road sector investment programme,” he said.
He urged the Ministry of Works and Supply to prioritise the enhancement of safety on the roads such as the Chingola-Kitwe where many lives were lost to rampant accidents.
“The RDA must endeavour to curb over-speeding and overloading on roads,” he said.
Minister of Works and Supply, Mr Kapembwa Simbao, said the ministry was yet to embark on the rehabilitation of the Kitwe-Kalulushi road.
A K7.5 billion contract had been awarded to China Henan.
And WB country manager, Mr Kapil Kapoor, said the bank was happy to be a partner with Government in its road sector investment programme.
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Zim to buy Zambian maize at reduced price
By Times Reporter
GOVERNMENT has accepted to export 100,000 tonnes of maize to Zimbabwe at a reduced price for fear of the grain going to waste. Agriculture and Cooperatives Minister, Ben Kapita said in an interview yesterday that the 100,000 tonnes was from the last farming season and Government with its counterparts in Zimbabwe had been negotiating on the prices for sometime now.
Mr Kapita said the maize would be exported at about US$195 to US$200 per tonne, the amount he said authorities in Zimbabwe were comfortable with.
“We have reduced the prices because we want to be competitive and we want everything to go. If we continue keeping it, the maize will get rotten,” Mr Kapita said.
Zambia had recorded a surplus of 250,000 tonnes but in additional to last season’s crop, there was currently 300,000 tonnes of maize for export.
Mr Kapita said he also took advantage of the just ended 27th Southern African Development Community (SADC) Heads of State and Government summit to discuss with his counterparts in member countries the best ways of helping nations with food deficits.
From the summit, Mr Kapita said, it was gratifying that member countries had recognised that Zambia and Malawi were able to export 10,000 tonnes each to hunger stricken neighbours.
Zambia exported the 10,000 tonnes of maize through the World Food Programme (WFP).
Mr Kapita said the summit noted that Zambia, Tanzania and Malawi had recorded maize surplus and therefore prodded them to export to countries that had deficits.
Meanwhile, the Food Reserve Agency (FRA) will continue purchasing maize and other designated crops until the end of September even in areas where targets have been met.
FRA public relations officer, Mwamba Siame said in a statement released in Lusaka yesterday that targets had been met in Mazabuka, Chadiza, Chipata, Sinda, Chisamba, Mwense, Kazungula and Gwembe districts.
The agency has so far purchased 251,750 tonnes of maize out of the targeted 400,000 tonnes, 440 tonnes of rice out of the targeted 1,200 tonnes and 10 tonnes of cassava out of the targeted 2,400 tonnes.
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Government yet to issue uranium licence
By CYNTHIA MWALE.
GOVERNMENT has not given out any licence for the uranium mining. Uranium is the basic material for nuclear technology. It is a radioactive naturally occurring heavy metal that is more dense than lead. Mines and Mineral Development Minister, Kalombo Mwansa disclosed in Kafue during his tour of Kafue Integrated Iron and Steel plant that Government had not granted any licence for mining uranium.
Dr Mwansa said Government is still consulting the United Nations Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) to come up with a policy. The IAEA is being consulted so that a policy could be framed and approved before any uranium mining activities could be done. There are reports of uranium deposits in the country from exploratory works being under take by Equinox Minerals Limited.
So far uranium deposits have been detected in Muntanga and Dibwii areas of Siavonga, where Omega Corporation expressed interest in opening up a plant with an investment of US $60 million. According the information posted on its Website, Omega Corporation started the exploration project in June 2006 and is expected to end in July 2007.
Project manager David Dodd said Omega intended to start constructing a uranium mine between July 2007 and October 2008 as soon as Government issues the company with a mining operating license which the company has already applied for.
Production of uranium from the mine was expected to start in October 2008 and end in 2015 after operating for a period of seven years.
Equinox Minerals Limited, which owns Lumwana Copper project is planning to re-evaluating the potential for a significant uranium by-product from it's Mwinilunga mine.
http://www.daily-mail.co.zm/press/news/viewnews.cgi?category=2&id=1176994485
We’ll follow existing law – Levy
By MACKSON WASAMUNU
PRESIDENT Mwanawasa has reiterated that the enactment of a new Constitution will strictly respect the existing law because his Government is of laws rather than of men. President Mwanawasa was speaking at State House yesterday when he met political parties that are members of the Zambia Centre for Inter-party Dialogue (ZCID).
The political parties in attendance were the MMD, the Forum for Democracy and Development, United Liberal Party, United Party for National Development, and the Zambia Development Conference. Mr Mwanawasa said it was sad that some civil society organisations wanted him to disregard the law in the constitution-making process.
The President advised the ZCID to spearhead the process of good governance including that of enacting the new Constitution. President Mwanawasa said since he swore to protect and defend the Constitution, he would abide by the law to the letter.
And ZANA reports that the President called on the ZCID to take charge of the process of governance instead of leaving it to the civil society. Mr Mwanawasa said some civil society organisations had abandoned the purposes for which they were formed and had delved into the political arena.
He said he was delighted the ZCID had institutionalised national dialogue. He noted that presently there was tension in the country as people are disagreeing even when they are not supposed to.
Mr Mwanawasa said it was sad that some people were advancing illegal options to change the current law. The President said he was saddened by happenings over the constitution making process.
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