The Zambia Consumers Association (ZACA) says the acquisition of Hearses by government for all Local Authorities in the country, will go a long way in enhancing the work of the councils.
Association President Muyunda Ililonga says Hearses if properly utilized can be useful in improving current income levels for the councils.
Mr. Ililonga, however, said the K300, 000 charge for hiring one hearse set by the government should not be a final rate.
He told ZANIS in an interview in Lusaka today, that the proposed charge should not be final but rather a sealing that can be changed according to the operations of the respective councils.
He advised that people through their councilors in different areas should sit and decide on the cost that they can afford and how best they can help in sustaining the life span of the hearses.
Mr. Ililonga noted that the actual cost of hiring one hearse should mainly be arrived at after considering the costs of effectively running the equipment.
He said there was also need for people to understand that the usage of Hearses can not be free due to the high cost of maintenance.
He pointed out that Hearses are just like any other vehicles that would need to be maintained if they are to be used for a long time.
The ZACA chief further cited distant burial sites as some of the factors that will lead to charges on the Hearses being high in some places.
Government finally distributed the 100 Hearses to all the 72 districts through out the country and will attract a minimal fee of not more than K300, 000 for their usage.
ZANIS
Sounds sensible. Hope the poor in villages will not struggle to pay.
Teta said these Hearses will be to help the poor. Now they are for income generating activities IGA. What aGRZ
If the councils decide that 3zale is what they will charge, then there will be no improvement to the supposed decent burial of our dead. After all, we already pay 3zale to hire hearses from funeral homes and we pay about 100 to 200 to hire a canter lite truck from the market that can also accommodate mourners and grave diggers. The cost of these Chinese hearses better make sense to the local person on the street
Even HEARSES has to be moderated
beacuse of the word hearse?
LT be real!!!
Right on bo Muyunda. It should not be a money spinning venture for councils, else average Zambianz will be disadvantaged. A much lower fee of not more than 300,000 should be mutually and economically arrived at, if the hearsez are to survive.
Muyunda dont be naive. Councils collect millions per day from car parks and bus stations. Have you seen any improvements in the councils as a result of these millions. For those outside Zambia, say Kitwe has a population of 10,000 mini buses and each one is levied K8000 per day that makes K80m by 30 days = K2.4billion. This does not include parking of personal vehicles. If this has failed to bring development how does a miserabe manda manda do it?
Hearses will improve council revenues. What about buying incubators for the newly born at Senanga hospital?? Who needs help, the dead or the newly born????
Teta said these mandamandas will be to help the poor. Now they are for income generating activities IGA. What a GRZ
LT you are being ridiculous. The word “hearses” is in the main article and yet you want it moderated in my article contributions?? Wat is happening here??
For people in the urban areas the cost is fair but consider a fairly low cost for people in rural areas say K100,000 just to cover for fuel expenses.
Quote of the day: Barabbas was acquitted(Mt. 27:16ff), was innocent? Jesus was convicted, was he guilty: By Jack Kalala on Chiluba’s acqittal. MAESTROL if you are free lets digest this.
Ililonga, you must be a funny character.
Let me tell you that a charge of K300,000 will prove to be very expensive for the rural community and therefore its either the hearses are used by relatives of the local government officials with no charge or they rot. Communities in rural areas are too poor to afford.
Those hearses will end up being abused big time.
In communities, Zambians have learnt to take care of themselves. Neighbours and friends will always find cheaper ways out. They manage to go through funeral proceedings without the help of local govts.
ZACA please talk about real consumer issues not business slapped on Hearses. Put your priorities first.
Fellow bloggers, what are these manda mandas called mucisungu? I wrote that name but my contributiions are deleted. Ba LT employ me as your IT Proof reader to do the best there.
People are insulting or what then let this DEATH issue out of the blog! TETATENGAMALILO
Won’t the word Hearses be hearses any more? Ba LT
LT, if you are going to moderate the H-word, why did you not start with yourselves? Seems strange to see the word hearse with astrixes (sp) on it!!
Hearses, Hearses Hearses Hearses Hearses Hearses Mandamanda mandamandas
HEARSES depicts what type of insult? Tell us ba LT. give it a different name.
Ililonga, you must be a funny character.
Let me tell you that a charge of K300,000 will prove to be very expensive for the rural community and therefore its either the Mandamandas are used by relatives of the local government officials with no charge or they rot. Communities in rural areas are too poor to afford.
Those Mandamandas will end up being abused big time.
In communities, Zambians have learnt to take care of themselves. Neighbours and friends will always find cheaper ways out. They manage to go through funeral proceedings without the help of local govts.
ZACA please talk about real consumer issues not business slapped on Mandamandas. Put your priorities first.
whore or bitch is okey but to say hearse is wrong
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Would only benefit the upper mwambas not the average folk.need to refurbish the roads leading to the burial site.
i tnought this s*** was supposed to be free and intended for the poor. f*** the way shit is done in this country man. It’s about time we start kicking a**, we`ve been rode on for so long
Recently Homeland Security arrested some people who were importing scooters from China. These scooters had name brands like Honda, Kawasaki but they were fakes and were not even safe. Its the same thing with those Manda Manda’s, has any body bothered to find out if those things are even safe to be on the Zambian roads?
if i were president for my Zambia i would not have bought this stupid vehicles. i would rather buy tractors and ploughs so that we can cultivate a much larger piece of land;
now that we have these stupid vehicles………how do you think about the operating and maintance cost they will incur……i totally disagree with this kind of thinking these guys in government are exhibiting. this is totally stupid kind of thought.
hearses could not be a good public good….better of if they went to the villagers who voted and gave them bore hole water instead of encouraging death.
publish my earlier statement don’t be like this jinxed lot (the MMD) in their attempts to control the media
Thanx for deleting my comment. So much for freedom of expression……are you showing a sign of things to come with this reckless regime
If you write hearse like this (h e a r s e) or or this (h.e.a.r.s.e), the moderator will miss it. Alternatively, try manda manda or tetamalilo
All they want is to bury us, there is a plan for the whole world.
A Home Office contingency planning document seen by the Daily Telegraph reveals the extreme measures that would be required to cope with the sheer number of extra corpses that are expected. The 59-page report, “Planning for Possible Influenza Pandemic: A Framework for Planners Preparing to Manage Deaths” has been circulated to local councils, coroners and undertakers. In the event if a mass-casualty pandemic, one of the biggest problems for planners is where to store the bodies when normal mortuaries become full.
To ililonga and R& B . Most zambians are failing to buy a 25kg breakfast bag of mealie meal,what of paying 300 is it not a mockery? Rethink your decision councils becuase people talked about the cost of running these manda mandas including the nonstarter mobile hospitals.One can anticipate the cost of accesssing treatment from mobile hospitals to be further than the 3zale. ililonga behave. Even if councils were given to run ZESCO and Shoprite Checkers, service delivery can not improve because of corruption.
ZACA look at real issues. Un fair competion and poor services from these service providers and also utility companies. Not issues of revenue for councils. They cant even account for rates they collect. Look at the council markets, bus stations???? And in rural communities who would afford that kind of money. Funerals in the village are not an issue of pomp and splendor…
Hesays are just a money making scheme for the party, if they want to help the poor pipo , then the Hesays should be free or less than the asking price.
Hearses, Hearses, Hearses, these things look kind of scary. They are so old , just look at the design.
i dont understand how you expect us to debt or air our points of views , if you dont let us mention the name HearsesHearsesHearsesHearsesHearsesHearsesHearsesHearsesHearses
its like the HearsesHearsesHearses is either a he or a she, check this out HearsesHearsesHearses, Hearses, Hearses, Hearses, Hearses
Ba Lt , let us talk about the HearsesHearsesHearsesHearsesHearses, now
It seems there are no updates from the GRZ on Tetamalilo’s condition in SA, Why?
Hi all bloggers , can you imagine these Hearses, wil be Hearses of rht eHearses, while the Hearses are not that god Hearses.
people stop insulting! tha H word is an insult to MMD
In Lusaka and Solwezi we wont start using the h.e.a.r.s.e.s until Tetamalilo’s cargo (body) comes to launch the same.
What is the current condition of Teta? is he still is RSA?
#42. State monkey. He’s in a stable condition, making tremendous strides day by day towards full recovery.
We really need to bury Teta with diginity. Just look at the hearses like saying are waiting for bo teta mashimba.
Funny thing about these hear_ses is that ever since Ms Masebo came out in the open as the one who bought them, the Post killed the story! mmmm makes one think. It is not WHAT is done but WHO does it that most people have a problem with.
Ba LT why aint you providing for comments on latest news with heading Cifire commends CHIN report on children. On photo there 2 with Pix Yangailo.
I would think it makes sense to SAVE LIFE??? Why care about the dead when hospitals have no equipment and man power???
Somebody tell me where our beloved ZED is heading…..
This is a waste of taxpayers money . you first buy incubatters for babies in hospitals, who must grow up and may be even develope Zambia ;;also make hospitals clean stoke them with proper equipment that we shouldnt send any one to south africa for treatment ;;and you will reduce deaths in hospitals
Mwaba ukusekelamo ukushika abantu………
Where is tete? He has been missing since he left for treatment in South Africa. Is things are okay. We need some update on tete”s condition.
teta am told is gat cancer. he is now in `UTH from asouth africa
It is very Sad that Death is business opportunity in Zambia….I will always stand to my point the funds spent on These ‘mortal’ vans could ve been used on productive tasks..Only a foolish state would let its nationals draged on Zambulaces, and rushed the the grave in a 4×4. it is just silly.