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Zimbabwean-born South African businessman Sikhumbuzo Manduna has shared the challenges he faced while traveling from Zimbabwe to Zambia.
Manduna, who was driving his Ford Ranger, had obtained all the necessary documents to travel through South Africa, Zimbabwe, Botswana, and Zambia. However, when he reached the border at Chirundu, he faced extensive questioning from a border official who suspected the car might be stolen. After a three-hour wait, the official called the police from Lusaka, who arrived and arrested Manduna.
He said despite providing all the required paperwork, including proof of purchase through Capitec Bank, insurance records, and company details, the police refused to release him. Interpol was even involved, confirming that the car was not stolen. Manduna was detained for a total of seven days, during which he believed that the police were seeking a bribe. Despite his attempts to cooperate and provide all necessary evidence, the release of his car was delayed.
Manduna said he embarked on a business trip from Johannesburg to Zimbabwe and then to Zambia, driving his Ford Ranger purchased through Capitec Bank. He had all the necessary documents and permission to travel across multiple countries. However, at the Chirundu border, the border official subjected him to extensive questioning about the car’s ownership and potential theft. After a three-hour wait, Manduna was called into the office only to face another ordeal—finding out that the official had called the police from Lusaka during that time to detain him. He narrated:
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As we were arguing on the issue after I had presented my passport, car documents, bank papers, insurance records and company details since the vehicle was registered under my company, police arrived in style with blue lights in a Madza BT50; five police officers, three armed with AK-47 assault rifles. The customs officer pointed at me and said that is the guy claiming to be the car owner. I was shocked by what subsequently followed. Police pounced on me and said I was under arrest. I demanded that on top of the papers I had presented, I should be allowed to call my insurance firm and the agent I deal with, which I did. The insurance explained that the car was legitimately bought through Capitec and they had all the papers, which they were ready to send to the border officials if needs be. All that was rejected.
Police then told me they were now taking me to Lusaka to deal with the matter because they suspected the car was stolen even when all documents showed that assumption was false. They drove me in their car as they refused me to even sit in my own car. When we got to Lusaka Central Police Station, I was told the boss named Chomba wanted to see me but it could only be the following day which meant I had to be detained in cells, which they did. I was removed from the cells the following day to see the said boss around 9:30am.
Upon his arrival, he was confrontational; he seized my car keys and the car itself, demanding that I should prove the vehicle was mine. I was told the arresting officer was Detective Constable Mthengwa. So we had to restart the process of providing documents all over again. I gave them all the documents, called my insurance firm and showed them emails between the bank and myself, proving that the car was bought through the bank which had to approve my driving of the vehicle outside South Africa into Zimbabwe, then Zambia.
Interpol was also brought into the fray. On Monday, 28 August, Captain Pieter De Villiers sent an email to Lusaka Central Police Station saying the car was not stolen. Remember I had been in detention for five days at that point without a charge. Arbitrary detention. Just imagine the pressure and anger.
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De Villiers urgently informed the Lusaka police that Manduna had been arrested for allegedly possessing a stolen car. He provided the details of the Ford Ranger and confirmed that it was not reported as stolen in South Africa. De Villiers requested the Zambian police to help Manduna retrieve his car, stating that it was owned by Capitec, and the bank had approved its use outside South Africa during the specified dates.
The car involved in the incident is registered under Manduna’s company, Andiswa Phakade (Pty) Ltd, with an address in Johannesburg. Despite providing all necessary documents, including support from his insurance company and Interpol, Zambian police detained Manduna for seven days. Manduna believed that the police were demanding a bribe, as their behavior suggested. He provided extensive documentation, such as his passport, ID, driver’s license, vehicle registration papers, and a letter of authority from the bank. Despite all evidence proving the legitimacy of the car, the police continued to detain him.
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Zimbabwean-born South African businessman Narrates His Difficult Journey To Zambia

A Zimbabwean student, Mike Lungu, who had been detained in Zambia for overstaying his visa, has been released after Good Samaritans raised the US$500 fine.
He was detained by immigration officials for overstaying in the neighbouring country.
Lungu completed his A Levels in nine months, instead of the regular two years, and was studying law at the University of Zimbabwe.
He appealed for financial help before being released with the support of Good Samaritans.
Lungu’s aunt, Samantha Simasiku, who is based in Zambia, was quoted by <a href="https://www.hmetro.co.zw/genius-student-released-in-zambia/">H-Metro</a> as saying that the young man was released with the support of well-wishers. She said:
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l have been pushing for Mike to be released prayerfully. Many thanks to all the well-wishers and helpers who carried the burden off my shoulders and came through for the young man, God bless you.
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Lungu entered Zambia on March 29 and got a 30-day non-extendable business visitor.
His visa expired on April 28 but he stayed up to September 5.
Lungu was arrested at the Kenneth Kaunda International Airport as he sought to leave the country and travel back to Zimbabwe.
He had just completed short courses in Zambia.
He was ordered to pay a fine of US$500 or risk being jailed before being deported.
A recent report claimed that an estimated 10 000 young Zimbabweans are reportedly enrolled at Zambian colleges and universities.
Parents and students who spoke to <a href="https://masvingomirror.com/10-000-zimbabwe-students-flock-to-zambia/">The Mirror</a> claimed that Zambian universities are generally cheaper and fees are paid in the local currency which is stable, unlike the Zimbabwe dollar.
In Zambia, fees start from as little as $300 per semester and the quality of education on offer is reported to be higher than what is offered in Zimbabwe.
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Moreover, some students said Zimbabwean universities’s primary focus is no longer on providing quality education but on making money.
Some of the popular institutions in Zambia are Africa University, Cavendish University (Lusaka), Central African Baptist University, Chreso University, Copperstone University, Eden University, Gideon Robert University, Information and Communications University (ICU), Lusaka Apex Medical University, Management College of Southern Africa (MANCOSA) (Lusaka), Rusangu University, South Valley University, St. Bonaventure University, Texila American University Zambia, UNICAF University, University of Lusaka, Victoria Falls University of Technology (VFU), Zambia Catholic University and Zambian Open University
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"Genius" Zimbabwean Student Arrested For Overstaying In Zambia Freed

ZANU PF says there is no diplomatic falling out between Zimbabwe and Zambia following media reports that relations between the two southern African neighbours have become strained.
Relations between Harare and Lusaka reportedly soured after the SADC Elections Observer Mission (SEOM), which was headed by former Zambian Vice President Nevers Mumba, released a damning report denouncing Zimbabwe’s 23 August 2023 Harmonised Elections.
Speaking at a post-Politburo media briefing in Harare on Friday night, ZANU PF Secretary for Information and Publicity, Christopher Mutsvangwa, said there was no tension between Zimbabwe and Zambia. He said:
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We have no quarrels with Zambia; it is a sister Republic of Zimbabwe. The people of Zambia love us, we also love them.
Our relations will always subsist on that camaraderie, neighbourliness; on that spirit of sacrifice, which made it possible for us to get our independence.
We are confident that we will continue to maintain our relations with Zambia, we are neighbours.
You can choose your friend but you can’t choose your neighbour.
</blockquote>
Earlier this week, ZANU PF Secretary for Finance Patrick Chinamasa dismissed claims he had a hand in the death of the late former Zambian President Levy Mwanawasa.
Chinamasa made the comments in response to protests by President Hichilema Hakainde’s United Party for National Development (UPND) supporters who accused the ZANU PF Treasurer and one Rutendo Matinyarare of planning to kill Hichilema.
The demonstrations were held at the re-opening of the Kongola copper mines in Chingola and Chililabombwe in the Copper Belt province.
But in a statement posted on social media site X, Chinamasa denied the allegations, saying they “are false, malicious, and highly defamatory.” He added:
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We harbour no ill intent against Zambia or Zambians. As neighbours, we should not allow agents provocateurs to damage the good relationship that exists between our two countries and peoples.
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No Dispute Between Zimbabwe, Zambia - ZANU PF

An estimated 10 000 young Zimbabweans are reportedly enrolled at Zambian colleges and universities.
Parents and students who spoke to <a href="https://masvingomirror.com/10-000-zimbabwe-students-flock-to-zambia/">The Mirror</a> claimed that Zambian universities are generally cheaper and fees are paid in the local currency which is stable, unlike the Zimbabwe dollar.
In Zambia, fees start from as little as $300 per semester and the quality of education on offer is reported to be higher than what is offered in Zimbabwe.
Moreover, some students said Zimbabwean universities’s primary focus is no longer on providing quality education but on making money.
An engineering student left a local State university in the second year and went to Zambia saying one can finish a degree programme in Zimbabwe without ever setting foot in a workshop.
The Mirror established that Lusaka Health Institute alone has an estimated 123 first, second and third-year nursing students.
Joseph Mukina, an agent who processes applications for Zimbabwean students, said that there are at least 200 Zimbabwean students in each of the 58 institutes of higher learning that he deals with.
This brings the total number of Zimbabwean students in the country to over 11 000.
The Mirror also reported a source at Chirundu Border Post as saying “the flood” of Zimbabwean students crossing into Zambia at the start of new semesters cannot be ignored anymore.
However, the Minister of Higher Education, Amon Murwira said he saw nothing wrong with Zimbabweans going to Zambia to further their education. Said Murwira:
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People would want to twist the story to suit their narrative, but the truth is that everyone has his own choice.
We have a lot of Zimbabweans studying in China and other countries and we also have a lot of Zambians in our institutions of higher learning.
</blockquote>
Meanwhile, Mukina said some of the popular institutions are Africa University, Cavendish University (Lusaka), Central African Baptist University, Chreso University, Copperstone University, Eden University, Gideon Robert University, Information and Communications University (ICU), Lusaka Apex Medical University, Management College of Southern Africa (MANCOSA) (Lusaka), Rusangu University, South Valley University, St. Bonaventure University, Texila American University Zambia, UNICAF University, University of Lusaka, Victoria Falls University of Technology (VFU), Zambia Catholic University and Zambian Open University
He also claimed he processes hundreds of applications every month from Zimbabweans seeking enrolment at Zambian colleges.
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10 000 Zimbabwean Students Migrate To Zambia

The Government of Zimbabwe has rejected claims of a diplomatic fall-out with neighbouring Zambia after the SADC Election Observer Mission (SEOM), which was headed by former Zambian vice president Nevers Mumba, released a damning report on Zimbabwe’s 2023 Harmonised Elections.
Both Government officials and ZANU PF politicians have discredited the SEOM report and singled out Mumba for criticism.
ZANU PF has accused Mumba and Zambian leader and SADC Troika chairperson Hakainde Hichilema, of fronting Western powers in pushing for regime change in Zimbabwe.
Thousands of Zambians marched on the streets of Ndola, Zambia’s third largest city in Copperbelt province on Monday, in protest against remarks made by ZANU PF secretary for finance, Patrick Chinamasa.
The protesters accused Chinamasa of having confessed that he killed Zambian leader Levy Mwanawasa, who died of an ailment in 2008, and also of threatening the life of Hichilema.
However, Zimbabwe’s Foreign Affairs Ministry spokesperson Livit Mugejo was quoted by <a href="https://www.zimlive.com/zimbabwe-denies-tiff-with-zambia-after-damning-sadc-observer-mission-report/">ZimLive</a> as saying relations between the two neighbouring countries were cordial. He said:
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Kindly note that diplomacy is not done through the press and we will not comment on public statements.
There are proper diplomatic channels we communicate with Zambia and any other state.
And, as far as we are concerned, we are not aware of any collapsed relations.
</blockquote>
Information Publicity and Broadcasting Services Ministry’s secretary, Nick Mangwana claimed there was a plot within SADC to push for the convening of an extra-ordinary summit on Zimbabwe.
He did not mention Zambia by name, but international relations observers concluded that he indeed implied that Zambia was behind the plot.
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Zimbabwe Denies Claims Of A Diplomatic Tiff With Zambia

The Zambian government has prevented former President Edgar Lungu from traveling to South Africa for a medical review.
According to a letter dated 07 September 2023, the Deputy Secretary to the Cabinet, Oliver Kalabo informed Lungu that he had not been granted permission to travel to SA. Reads the letter in part:
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Reference is made to a letter dated 16 August 2023 on the above subject.
I wish to advise that authority has not been granted for you, Your Excellency, to travel to South Africa for medical review.
</blockquote>
Zambia’s President, Hakainde Hichilema, who chairs the SADC Troika, snubbed President Emmerson Mnangagwa’s inauguration on 04 September.
The ZANU PF-led government then hastily invited Lungu to attend the ceremony, a move that some commentators said was done to “spite” Hichilema.
On 4 September, Hichilema castigated alleged coup plotters who he claimed were planning to undermine Zambia’s democracy and stability. He said:
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To colleagues that think, we are timid by being kind and that they can break the laws and entertain thoughts of illegal takeover of government including undemocratic coup d’état… we are coming for you.
</blockquote>
Since gaining independence from Britain in 1964, Zambia has never experienced military rule, though there have been several unsuccessful coup attempts.
Commenting on the decision by the Zambian government to block Lungu from travelling to South Africa, Zambian political activist, Joseph Kalimbwe said:
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Edgar Lungu has been denied access to leave the country to go seek medical review in South Africa. I support the action. Lungu was President, he should have improved the local hospitals and therefore must go to the same hospitals Zambians go to !!!
I see some people in Southern Africa are unhappy with the photo (of the letter blocking Lungu from travelling to SA) I shared.
African leaders don’t improve hospitals in their own countries &amp; want to be treated abroad.
Lungu was President of Zambia, he talks a lot of the hospitals he built, he must go &amp; be treated in one of them !!
I doubt if Lungu is genuinely unwell or that he needs a medical review. He just wants to leave the country and go meet his friends – plot.
Also, why does he want to go to South Africa &amp; not Zimbabwe? I thought he said all is well in Zim. He must go get treated at Parirenyatwa !!!
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Zambian Govt Blocks Former President Lungu From Travelling To South Africa

Zambia claimed a record seventh COSAFA Cup title on Saturday after beating Lesotho 1-0 in the tournament final, played at the King Zwelithini Stadium.
Chipolopolo have now won more COSAFA titles than Zimbabwe (6) after successfully defending the title they won last year.
The only goal of the match was scored by striker Moyela Libamba in the second half.
Zimbabwe missed the last two editions of the annual COSAFA Senior Challenge Cup after the country was suspended from international football by FIFA.
FIFA suspended Zimbabwe for “third-party interference” in February 2022 after the Sports and Recreation Commission (SRC) suspended the ZIFA board.
The suspension was lifted last week, with FIFA appointing a four-member normalisation committee that will be in charge of ZIFA until June 2024, at the latest.
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Zambia Lift Record Seventh COSAFA Cup Title

Zimbabwean vendors in Victoria Falls have urged the local authority to ensure that hawkers from Zambia respect the city’s by-laws.
A report by the <a href="https://globalpressjournal.com/africa/zimbabwe/return-zambian-vendors-rattles-merchants-victoria-falls/">Global Press Journal</a> indicates that Zambian vendors have taken advantage of the reopening of the Zimbabwe-Zambia border to travel to Victoria Falls to sell fruits and vegetables.
The border was closed in 2020 as a precautionary measure to curb the spread of the coronavirus.
The Zambian vendors, popularly known as omzanga, a Nyanja term meaning “friend,” cross the Victoria Falls Bridge en route to Zimbabwe every morning to sell vegetables.
A local vendor, Sikhulile Ngwenya who has been in the business for 10 years, said she feels a constant threat and uncertainty looming over her livelihood.
The Zambian vendors reportedly sell their fruits and vegetables and low prices because they source their products from farms that are close to the border with Zimbabwe.
Their Zimbabwean counterparts are however, forced to sell at higher prices as they source their produce from places like Lupane, 264 kilometers (164 miles) away; Bulawayo, 435 kilometers (270 miles) away; and sometimes as far as Harare, 874 kilometers (543 miles) away.
Local vendors also must operate from their designated spots in the markets, and pay rentals to the Victoria Falls City Council, while the Zambian vendors can move door to door.
Ngwenya said she pays US$16 a month to the council. She said during the first lockdown, she made US$15 to US$25 a day, but now she makes US$10 to US$15 a day. Ngwenya said:
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Because vendors sell door to door, our customers no longer visit the market.
This is now a threat to our livelihoods as we no longer sell much because residents would rather wait for the Zambian vendors sitting in their homes.
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Grace Shoko, who is the vice chairperson of the Zambezi Informal Cross Border Traders Association (ZICBTA) accused Zambian vendors of “stealing” their customers.
ZICBTA was founded in late 2021 in Victoria Falls to resolve issues between local and Zambian traders.
Naomi, a Zambian vendor, said she prefers vending in Zimbabwe because she makes more money than when selling in Zambia because in Zimbabwe she sells in United State dollars.
She said when she converts her USD to Zambian kwacha back in her country, she gets a substantial amount.
Mercy Mushare, a member of the Mkhosana vendors association, said they have engaged the local authority to put in place bylaws that protect local vendors. She said:
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We are not saying Zambians should not come and sell, but they should abide by the same bylaws which we abide by. They should not be at an advantage over locals.
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Victoria Falls residents, however, fear that strict action against Zambian vendors might eventually hurt the common Zimbabwean as local vendors will most likely increase prices to pandemic levels.
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Vendors In Victoria Falls Call For Strict Action Against Zambians

Zambia’s power utility, the Zambia Electricity Supply Corporation Limited (ZESCO) has announced the end of load shedding in the country.
The <a href="https://www.znbc.co.zm/news/zesco-declares-end-to-load-shedding/">Zambia National Broadcasting Corporation</a> (ZNBC) cited ZESCO Managing Director Victor Mapani as saying the country will no longer experience load-shedding.
He said households and companies countrywide will now enjoy 24 hours of power supply without any disruptions.
Mapani said this comes after ZESCO restored and upgraded power generation at various power stations in the country.
Addressing a media briefing in Lusaka on Thursday, Mapani said ZESCO has revamped the Victoria Falls power station which is currently feeding about 20 Megawatts into the National Grid.
He said ZESCO has also upgraded power generation at Kafue Gorge Upper and Lower Power Stations by over 150 megawatts.
He also disclosed that ZESCO will soon increase power generation at Lake Kariba from the current 250 megawatts to 350 due to the increase in water levels in the Kariba Dam.
Zambia also plans to begin the importation of about 120 megawatts from Mozambique, Mapani further revealed.
Last month ZESCO <a href="https://zero.pindula.co.zw/zambias-power-utility-increases-daily-load-shedding-hours-to-12/">announced increased hours of load shedding to twelve (12) hours daily</a> with effect from 4 January 2023.
ZESCO said the development was in response to a drastic reduction in available water in the Kariba reservoir for electricity generation as well as routine annual maintenance at a smaller power station.

Zambia's Power Utility Declares End To Load Shedding

Zambia’s State-owned power utility ZESCO Limited has increased hours of load shedding to twelve (12) hours daily with effect from 4 January 2023.
In a statement, ZESCO said the development was in response to a drastic reduction in available water in the Kariba reservoir for electricity generation as well as routine annual maintenance at a smaller power station. Reads the statement:
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ZESCO Limited will with effect from Wednesday, 4 January 2023 adjust the hours of load shedding to twelve (12) hours daily, until further notice.
The Corporation’s ability to meet power demand remains constrained by the drastic reduction in available water in the Kariba reservoir for electricity generation at Kariba North Bank Power Station.
At present, the power station’s generating capacity has been reduced from its installed 1080MegaWatts (MW) to below 400MW.
Furthermore, the 150MW generator outage at Maamba Collieries Limited Power Plant for routine annual maintenance from 4 January until 20 January 2023 has exacerbated the situation.
ZESCO deeply regrets the inconvenience caused.
</blockquote>

Zambia's Power Utility Increases Daily Load Shedding Hours to 12

Amnesty International (AI) has welcomed the abolishment of the death penalty in Zambia.
Zambia’s President Hakainde Hichilema on Friday 23 December 2022 announced that he had assented to a law banning the death penalty and the offence of criminal defamation of the president.
Responding to this development, Amnesty International’s Regional Director for East and Southern Africa, Tigere Chagutah said:
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Amnesty International welcomes the announcement by President Hichilema that the death penalty has been abolished in Zambia. This is a good and progressive move that shows the country’s commitment to protecting the right to life.
Amnesty International welcomes the announcement by President Hichilema that the death penalty has been abolished in Zambia. This is a good and progressive move that shows the country’s commitment to protecting the right to life.
We also commend President Hichilema for quashing the offence of criminal defamation of the president, used until recently to muzzle free speech and unjustifiably limit freedom of expression in the country.
With the abolition, Zambia is the 25th country in sub-Saharan Africa to abolish the death penalty for all crimes.
Zambia’s decision to ban the death penalty should serve as an example to countries in the region that still use the death penalty and compel them to take immediate steps to end this cruel, inhuman and degrading form of punishment and protect the right to life.
</blockquote>
AI also urged Zambia authorities to accede to the Second Optional Protocol to the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, aiming at the abolition of the death penalty. | <a href="https://www.amnesty.org/en/latest/news/2022/12/zambia-amnesty-international-welcomes-the-abolishment-of-the-death-penalty/">Amnesty International</a>

Amnesty International Welcomes Abolishment Of Death Penalty In Zambia

The president of Zambia, Hakainde Hichilema, Friday assented to the Penal Code Amendment Bill Number 25 of 2022 which abolishes the Death Penalty and the Criminal Defamation of the President provisions in the Penal Code.
The two penalties have been in Zambian laws since the pre-independence era.
The president’s office confirmed the development in a statement seen by Pindula News.
Hichilema also posted on Twitter on Friday saying he kept the promise to abolish the laws that inhibit democracy. He said:
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Today we assented to Penal Code (Amendment) Bill number 25 of 2022, abolishing the death penalty in #Zambia &amp; the offence of Criminal Defamation of the President. Promised to amend laws that inhibit democracy, human rights, good governance &amp; basic freedoms.
</blockquote>
The death penalty was a mandatory sentence for people convicted of capital offences while Defamation of the President had seen many people sentenced to jail terms for insulting the President using various platforms.
There have been reports that more people have been arrested and jailed for defamation of the president in Hichilema’s first year than were under six years of Lungu. 
In September this year, Dr Sishuwa Sishuwa, a Lecturer in Modern History at the University of Zambia, said on average, a Zambian is jailed every month for insulting President Hichilema. 
He said all these arrests and jailings of Hichilema’s critics were happening because the legal architecture that enabled the authoritarian tendencies of Lungu and previous leaders remained unchanged under Hichilema. 
There are some who believe the death penalty is appropriate for some crimes. One commentator suggested that it wouldn’t be fair for “convicted murderers to serve out the rest of their life at the expense of taxpayers is human rights? What about the human rights of the victims and their families?” 
Proponents of the abolishment of the death penalty argue that many people are wrongfully convicted and it sometimes takes years to prove one’s innocence and it would be unfair to be found innocent when one has been killed already.
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Zambia: Hakainde Hichilema Abolishes Death Penalty, Criminal Defamation Of The President

Zambian police say they will increase checks of vehicles at the country’s borders following the discovery over the weekend of the bodies of 27 Ethiopian migrants.
The men, all aged between 20 and 38, were found dumped by the side of the road on the outskirts of the Zambian capital, Lusaka, according to BBC News. 
They were found dumped in a farming area on the outskirts of the capital after they died from suspected hunger and exhaustion.
A sole survivor was found alive in the early hours of Sunday morning and rushed to a Lusaka hospital for treatment, while the dead were transported to the mortuary for identification and post-mortems to determine the exact cause of death.
Preliminary police investigations showed the victims were all males aged between 20 and 38 and had been dumped along a road by unknown people, <a href="https://www.reuters.com/world/africa/twenty-seven-men-believed-be-ethiopian-migrants-found-dead-along-road-zambia-2022-12-11/">Reuters</a> reported citing a statement by Zambian police spokesperson Danny Mwale. He is quoted as saying:
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Police and other security wings have since instituted investigations into the matter.
</blockquote>
Ethiopian migrants often use Zambia when travelling to countries such as South Africa, though reports of deaths in transit there are rare.
They are thought to have suffocated whilst trying to reach South Africa.
In October, the bodies of 25 Ethiopians were discovered in neighbouring Malawi.
The United Nations says 12 000 migrants have been recorded as missing across Africa since 2014.
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Zambia Police To Increase Security After Discovery Of Bodies Of 27 Ethiopian Nationals

Zambia will start load shedding from 15 December in response to a huge drop in water levels in Lake Kariba, which supply water for power generation.
Peter Kapala, Zambia’s energy minister, on Friday, told Parliament that water in the lake has dropped to 4.1 percent of usable storage for the Kariba North Bank Power Station in Zambia and the Kariba South Bank on the Zimbabwean side of the lake. He said:
<blockquote>
The low water level situation in Lake Kariba threatens the power generation from both the Kariba North Bank Hydropower station and Kariba South Bank Hydropower station.
… We anticipate that this will translate into a load management regime starting on the 15th of December, 2022 of up to six hours daily.
</blockquote>
Zimbabwe and Zambia jointly own the Kariba Dam and it is the main source of electricity generation for both countries.
To avoid a complete shutdown of the two power stations, the Zambezi River Authority (ZRA) has told Zimbabwe to cut generation to a maximum of 300 megawatts and Zambia to a maximum of 800 megawatts, said Kapala.
The Kariba North Bank Power Station in Zambia has an installed capacity of 1080 megawatts while the Kariba South Bank Power station in Zimbabwe has a capacity of 1050 megawatts.
Zimbabwe is already experiencing power cuts lasting for more than 15 hours per day in most parts of the country. | <a href="https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2022/12/2/zambia-plans-power-cuts-dulow-levels">Al Jazeera</a>

Zambia To Commence Electricity Load Shedding On 15 December

A Zambian politician and member of the ruling United Party for National Development (UPND) has said the Kariba Dam is full and power generation is being conducted normally.
<a href="https://www.pindula.co.zw/Joseph_Kalimbwe">Joseph Kalimbwe</a>‘s remarks come as the Zambezi River Authority (ZRA) has advised the Zimbabwe Power Company (ZPC), a subsidiary of ZESA Holdings, that it has <a href="https://zero.pindula.co.zw/severe-load-shedding-looms-as-zra-tells-zesa-to-shut-down-kariba-power-station/">already used more water than it had been allocated, therefore, must shut down</a> its Kariba Hydro Power Station (Kariba South Bank Power Station) power plant until at least January 2023 to allow the dam to refill, according to Pindula News.
Kariba Hydro Power Station is Zimbabwe’s only reliable power plant, as Hwange Thermal Power Station constantly breaks down due to ageing equipment while the other smaller thermal power plants, such as Harare, Bulawayo, and Munyati are also unreliable due to coal shortages.
The closure of the plant could worsen Zimbabwe’s power crisis.
In response to the development, Kalimbwe who is a staunch critic of the Zimbabwean government expressed shock. He said in a post seen by Pindula News:
<blockquote>
It’s rain season, the Kariba Dam is full. We have full electricity generation this side – perhaps with some issues in certain areas. But unless there is another Kariba, I don’t see why others are claiming and telling their people that the dam is empty!!! 
I trust the science, if you say the Zambezi river is empty in August or October, I will understand. If you say it’s empty in December – during rain season – you are peddling political lies !!!
</blockquote>
Zambia has 3 456.8MW of installed electricity generation capacity, of which about 85% is hydro-based. 
In July 2022, Zambia declared that the country has <a href="https://zero.pindula.co.zw/zambia-declares-power-surplus-of-1-000mw/">a surplus capacity of about 1 000 megawatts (MW)</a> at a time the country is also enjoying an economic rebound.
Although there are pockets of private sector activity in the generation, transmission, and distribution, the vast majority of power in Zambia is operated by ZESCO, the vertically integrated state-owned utility.  
However, the sector is opening up to new IPPs for on-grid and off-grid transactions. 
The government of Zambia expects to bring online additional MW of solar, hydro, and thermal power through 2030. 
Following the announcement that Kariba water levels were reaching unusable levels, Zambia’s power utility, ZESCO Limited, said <a href="https://zero.pindula.co.zw/zambia-will-not-experience-load-shedding-zesco-speaks-on-kariba-dam-low-water-levels/">there will be no load shedding in Zambia</a> as the existing generation capacity can provide consistent power to its local customers, Pindula News previously reported.
ZESCO Limited Board Chairperson Vickson N’cube said Zambia no longer relies on Kariba Dam alone and has the cushion of the 750 MW Kafue Gorge Lower Power Station that will be fully operational at the end of November 2022.
Kariba has a generation capacity of 2 130 megawatts split between Zambia and Zimbabwe, which are separated by the Zambezi. 
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Zambian Politician Says "It’s Rain Season, Kariba Dam Is Full, Unless There's Another Kariba"

A 23-year-old Zambian student has been killed in Ukraine while fighting on the Russian side, a Zambian government official has said.
In a <a href="https://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?story_fbid=pfbid02geaNav6WCPBc8P1CwBJaX3AdsvrxtCZCojNkZtSCXpFLpuz1p4rmr7Z3NH5KHdqMl&amp;id=100067821382504">statement</a> issued on Monday, Zambia’s Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Stanley Kakubo said Lemekhani Nathan Nyirenda was studying nuclear engineering at the Moscow Engineering Physics Institute (MEPhI).
Kakubo said in 2020, Nyirenda broke Russia’s laws and was subsequently convicted and sentenced to nine years at Tyer medium security facility on the outskirts of the Russian capital in April 2020. Reads the statement by Kakubo:
<blockquote>
PRESS STATEMENT BY HON. STANLEY K. KAKUBO, M.P, MINISTER OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS AND INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION, ON THE DEMISE OF A ZAMBIAN NATIONAL IN UKRAINE
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation regrets to inform the Nation of the untimely demise of Mr. Lemekhani Nathan Nyirenda, a 23-year-old Zambian Government sponsored student, who was pursuing Nuclear Engineering at the Moscow Engineering Physics Institute (MEPHI) in the Russian Federation.
The Ministry is saddened to inform that, on 9th November, 2022, it was notified of the demise of Mr. Nyirenda, at the battlefront of the conflict between Russia and Ukraine.
Through the Embassy of the Republic of Zambia in Moscow, the Ministry immediately proceeded to verify this information where it was established that Mr. Nyirenda indeed passed away on 22nd September 2022, in Ukraine.
The Embassy further established that Mr. Nyirenda’s remains have since been transported to the Russian border town of Rostov in readiness for repatriation to Zambia.
The Ministry wishes to further state that in April 2020, Mr. Nyirenda contravened the laws of the Russian Federation and as such, was subsequently convicted and sentenced to nine years and six months imprisonment. 
He was serving his sentence at Tyer Medium Security Prison on the outskirts of Moscow.
In view of this very sad development, the Zambian Government has requested the Russian authorities to urgently provide information on the circumstances under which a Zambian citizen, serving a prison sentence in Moscow, could have been recruited to fight in Ukraine and subsequently lose his life.
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation is deeply saddened by the untimely demise of Mr. Nyirenda under such circumstances and commiserates with the family on their loss.
As minister, I have been personally in touch, and will maintain contact, with the family of the deceased in order to provide an update on more details surrounding their loved one’s death, once official communication is received from the Russian authorities
</blockquote>

Russia Sends Jailed Zambian Student To Fight In Ukraine; Student Killed At Battlefront

Cattle rustlers from Zambia are allegedly crossing the border into Zimbabwe and stealing livestock from Binga villagers, taking advantage of the lack of visibility by the police.
This was said by Binga South MP Gabbuza Gabbuza (MDC Alliance) during the National Assembly’s questions with notice session last Wednesday.
Gabbuza wanted to know why there have been no arrests of “cattle rustlers from Zambia, who have been stealing livestock in Saba and Lubanda wards.”
He also demanded that Home Affairs and Cultural Heritage Minister Kazembe Kazembe explain the measures “the government has instituted to curb commission of such crimes and recover the stolen livestock that have been identified across the border.”
In response, Kazembe said at the recently held Zambia-Zimbabwe Joint Permanent Commission on Security and Defence (JPC) in Livingstone Zambia it was agreed that police services from the two countries would work hand in glove to combat the crime. He said:
<blockquote>
As I speak efforts are underway to address the scourge.
On arrests, I would have to find out if there are any known culprits from Zambia that our police officers have failed to arrest after receiving information on stock theft.
It could be an issue of lack of information resulting in no arrests being done.
But as a country, whoever is involved in such acts, whether locals or foreigners, the law will take its course.
</blockquote>
Kazembe said his ministry was in the process of giving police officers patrol vehicles and other electronic gadgets like drones to fight crime. He added:
<blockquote>
We have started with Matabeleland South where to date we have established police bases in known areas that these livestock rustlers use when crossing into or outside Zimbabwe.
I would also like to engage you the honourable member together with the commissioner general of police to identify strategic places where we can establish police bases to patrol the affected areas of Saba and Lubanda.
</blockquote>
| <a href="https://vicfallslive.co.zw/index.php/2022/11/05/zambian-cross-border-rustlers-terrorise-binga-villagers/">VicFallsLive</a>

Zambian Cattle Rustlers Terrorise Binga Villagers

Zimbabwe’s incapacitated public health system is now forcing locals to cross the border into Zambia and South Africa to seek medical attention.
Mbire Ward 1 councillor Christmas Kachasu said that people from Mashonaland Central are seeking medical attention in Zambia due to the high cost of medical care in Zimbabwe as well as the long distances they have to travel to get to the nearest hospital. He was quoted by <a href="https://www.newsday.co.zw/local-news/article/200002253/mps-confront-chiwenga-over-nurses-mass-exodus">NewsDay</a> as saying:
<blockquote>
They (people) are crossing over to the Zambian side and this is because of the cost of medicines and consultation fees which are a bit lower compared to those charged in Zimbabwe.
The closest hospital we have is 140 kilometres away, and at the end of the day, people prefer to go to the other side of the border because it is about 12 kilometres to get to the waterfront and cross into Zambia and access the hospital.
</blockquote>
Chief Muzarabani, born Alfonce Chuzu, said that medical drugs are expensive in Zimbabwe compared to Zambia and Mozambique thereby forcing people to cross the border for treatment. He said:
<blockquote>
The challenge is drugs here in Zimbabwe are expensive and are not easily found. In Mozambique and Zambia, they have adequate medicines especially to cure rabies as most of the attacks here are from dogs and hyenas.
</blockquote>
Recently, South African politician and medical doctor, Phophi Ramathuba, complained that Zimbabweans were burdening South Africa’s health delivery system and should seek treatment in their own country.
<h2>What did Ramathuba say?</h2>
She told an unnamed Zimbabwean patient who reportedly underwent surgery at Bela Bela Hospital in Limpopo Province that Zimbabweans were putting a huge strain on the Limpopo Health Department’s budget and were treating South Africa “like a charity”. Said Ramathuba in a viral video:
<blockquote>
You’re supposed to be with Mnangagwa, he doesn’t give me money to operate you guys. Now I must operate you with my limited budget.
When you guys are sick, you decide to cross into Limpopo. That embassy in South Africa is a charity department, that’s what gets said.
The truth is painful: Limpopo has about 5.7 million people. Most of these citizens do not have medical aid. They rely on the state.
Instead of using my limited budget for what it is meant for, we’re here sorting out something Emerson Mnangagwa must do.
This is exactly why, when the people of Limpopo want access to health systems, they cannot get it. That is angering the community.
You guys aren’t even registered here, you are not counted, some are illegals. It’s unfair. I cannot go to Zimbabwe and get help.
</blockquote>

Zimbabweans Cross Into Zambia And Mozambique For Medical Care

Zambian footballer Enock Mwepu has been forced into early retirement due to a hereditary heart condition.
Mwepu’s English club, Brighton and Hove Albion said his condition can worsen at any time and put him at an extremely high risk of suffering a cardiac arrest.
The 24-year-old was first hospitalised during the international break. In a statement on Mwepu’s condition, Brighton chairman Tony Bloom said:
<blockquote>
The condition, which can worsen over time, would put Enock at an extremely high risk of suffering a potentially fatal cardiac event if he were to continue playing competitive football.
We are all absolutely devastated for Enock. He and his family have had a traumatic few weeks and while we are just thankful he has come through that period, he has seen such a promising career cut short at such a young age.
</blockquote>
Mwepu also confirmed the development in a statement, saying he had to hang up his boots on medical advice. He wrote:
<blockquote>
A boy from a small Zambian township called Chambishi has some news to share. He stood strong to follow his dream of playing football at the highest level, and by the grace of God he lived his dream by reaching the Premier League.
Some dreams however come to an end, so it is with sadness that I announce the need to hang up my boots because of the medical advice I have received.
This is however not the end of my involvement with football, I plan to stay involved in some capacity.
I would like to take this opportunity to thank everyone that supported me in my football journey, including my wife and family, my agent 12MAN, the Zambian FA, all my previous clubs, team-mates and coaches, and especially everyone at Brighton &amp; Hove Albion.
</blockquote>

Zambia's Brighton Midfielder Retires Aged 24 Due To Heart Condition

Zimbabwe has turned to neighbouring Zambia to import 200 000 tonnes of maize to feed millions currently facing hunger in the country, after plans to import the same quantity of maize from Malawi in May did not bear fruit.
The deal was contested by the Malawi Parliament in Lilongwe because of a violation of tender procedures, NewsDay reported.
Zambia’s Consumer Association confirmed the maize deal. The Zambian consumer body spoke to NewsDay:
<blockquote>
According to the information, it’s more like a controlled export because we have some companies which have memorandums of understanding (MoUs) with Congolese and Zimbabwean companies in order to fulfil the MoUs.
</blockquote>
Insiders close to millers and the Zimbabwean government say there have been hurdles around the importation of Malawian and Zambian maize.
Sources close to the developments said all permits have now been finalised paving way for the importation of maize from Zambia. 
It is reported that the maize is being imported by the Grain Millers Association of Zimbabwe (GMAZ).
This view was supported by Lands and Agriculture ministry secretary John Basera who said: 
<blockquote>
This maize is certainly not being imported by the government; it has to be private players.
We have 1.5 million tonnes of maize  from harvest this year plus 300 000t in small grain, then 500 000t carryover stock from last year that puts us at 2,3 million tonnes of grain versus our demand of 2,2 million tonnes.
</blockquote>
He said millers who failed to fund 40% of their local requirements locally were importing grain from neighbouring countries.
About 5.4 million (36%) of Zimbabweans are facing hunger in the current season, according to the World Food Programme.
This has brought the government under scrutiny after <a href="https://www.pindula.co.zw/Command_Agriculture_2016">billions of dollars were used in recent years allegedly to boost the agriculture sector.</a>
Government critics say the money was abused by political elites.
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Zimbabwe Importing Maize From Zambia After Collapse Of Malawi Deal

Zambian nationals are reportedly chasing away Congolese nationals telling them to go back to their country. In a video clip posted on social media by a Zambian politician, <a href="https://www.pindula.co.zw/Joseph_Kalimbwe">Joseph Kalimbwe</a>, the narrator who is speaking in Shona says Zambians are assaulting Congolese at the Kasumbalesa border telling them to return to their country. It is not known why the dispute erupted. Young men are seen holding wooden sticks and chasing the alleged Congolese nationals. Watch the video below for more:
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<h2>Some context:</h2>
Zambia’s economy has <a href="https://zero.pindula.co.zw/the-zambian-kwacha-overtakes-the-russian-ruble-to-become-best-performing-currency-globally/">enjoyed a steady rise in the past 24 months</a> resulting in some nationals of neighbouring countries seeking economic refugee in that country.
The foreign nationals include Congolese nationals who are fleeing from the ongoing conflict between Congolese troops and M23 rebels.
The fighting has forced nearly 200 000 people to flee their homes, according to Human Rights Watch.
There have been attacks carried out by various armed groups in the Democratic Republic of the Congo in 2021 and 2022. 
The attacks have killed 629 and injured 321 (not including rebel casualties). At least 82 perpetrators were also killed and one injured in these attacks.
There are heightened concerns that the abusive rebel force, largely inactive for a decade, is receiving <a href="https://www.hrw.org/africa/rwanda">Rwandan</a> support for its operations in North Kivu province. 
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WATCH: Zambians Chase Away Congolese Nationals At Kasumbalesa Border

A Zambian national and his Zimbabwean counterpart have been jailed in the United Kingdom after they were convicted of fraud at Durham Crown Court, United Kingdom earlier this year, Northern Echo reported.
The two leading members of the gang, Raphael Munemo and Tendai Dlamini, who both have previous convictions for mail theft, denied charges of conspiracy to defraud and fraud, but were found guilty following a trial in February.
Munemo, (34), a Zambian national living in Nottingham, received a three-year prison sentence, and his 41-year-old co-accused, a Zimbabwean refugee, of Wakefield, West Yorkshire, was given a one-year prison term.
Their three accomplices, all Zimbabwean nationals living in the UK, each admitted conspiracy to defraud at an earlier plea hearing. The trio were sentenced as follows:
<blockquote>
i). Vincent Zwoushe-Zhanje, 32, of Banbridge, County Down, in Northern Ireland, was given a two-year prison sentence, suspended for two years, with 250-hour unpaid work order and 30 probation-led rehabilitation days.
ii). Gray Gwewo, 28, from Leeds, and 28-year-old Ndhlovu, of Bedford, each received 14-month prison sentences, also suspended for two years. Both were also ordered to perform 180 hours of unpaid work and take part in 30 rehabilitation days with the Probation Service.
</blockquote>
Munemo and Dlamini appeared again at the court on Friday September 30, via video link from HMPs Northumberland and Leeds, respectively.
<h2>What happened:</h2>
The court heard the accused were intercepting postal deliveries to remote addresses, many of them farms, with exterior mailboxes.
Letters would be removed enabling gang members to use the identities of the victims to take out credit, while newly dispatched debit cards, containing PIN details, were removed and used.
Available credit illegally obtained was often transferred onto high-value gift cards, as bank cards could be stopped at short notice.
The court was told the value of credit obtained by the gang was estimated to be in the region of £164,000, not all of which was used, while the trial judge said that figure may only be, “the tip of the iceberg.”
Victims were left shocked when their own genuine transactions were cancelled, while their credit ratings were also affected, although the banks involved eventually largely withstood the losses.
Investigators from the North East Regional Special Operations Unit (NERSOU) established a hierarchy within the gang.
<h2>Benefits and Confiscation:
</h2>
Tom Bennett, for Zwoushe-Zhanje, said it was agreed he benefited by £37 123 from his involvement in the fraudulent activity, but the available amount for confiscation is just £150.
He said the £150 was from a now-closed Bitcoin account in the defendant’s name.
Recorder Alex Menary, therefore, ordered the confiscation of the £150, to be paid within three months, with seven days in prison in default. 
Prosecutor Jonathan Harley said the agreed benefit and confiscation figures for Zwoushe-Zhanje’s four co-accused have yet to be finalised but should be in the coming weeks.
Settlement hearings were adjourned until October 28.
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UK: Zambian, Zimbabwean Nationals Jailed Over Fraud Involving At Least £164 000

<a href="https://www.pindula.co.zw/ZimTrade">ZimTrade</a> has come out to say Zimbabwe can make products and export to Zambia, the Chronicle reports. Speaking at a Breakfast Meeting with exporters, in Midlands, Zimtrade’s Similo Nkala described Zambia as ripe for exports from Zimbabwe.
Said Nkala:
<blockquote>We are meeting existing and potential exporters here in the Midlands province and urging you to explore the Zambian market. The country has one of the fastest growing mining industries and given that Zimbabwe is tried and tested in that area, companies should, therefore, pounce on the opportunity there.</blockquote>
Previously, <a href="https://news.pindula.co.zw/2019/11/11/local-firms-urged-to-tap-into-malawis-us3-billion-import-spending/">ZimTrade also encourages manufacturers to target Malawi.</a>
More: <a href="https://www.chronicle.co.zw/zambia-market-ripe-for-zim-exports/">The Chronicle </a>

Zim Could Export To Zambia ZimTrade

Five years Ago, Zambia lifted forex restrictions to ease pressure on kwacha. Reuters reported in 2014 that Zambia had lifted foreign currency restrictions that banned the use of dollars for domestic transactions as authorities sought to ease pressure on the kwacha.
This flashback is essential particularly when Zimbabwe just reintroduced its dollar. Through Statutory Instrument 142, the Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe banned the use of all foreign currencies for domestic transactions.
This is a clear contrast to what the Zambian Finance Minister (2014), Alexander Chikwanda, did.
Zambia had in 2012 and 2013 enacted regulations which required domestic transactions to be quoted and paid for in kwacha and gave the central bank authority to monitor foreign currency transactions.
Reversing the regulations, Chikwanda said:
<blockquote>We had interacted with the business community and they made very strong representation against these statutory instruments.</blockquote>
The kwacha was losing value against the US dollar. It, however, firmed after Chikwanda’s announcement and traded at 6.15 from 13 to the dollar only a day after the regulations were lifted.
The effects of the reintroduction of the Zimbabwean dollar are yet to be seen.
 
More: <a href="https://af.reuters.com/article/idAFJOEA2K02W20140321" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Reuters</a>

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