Senior Chief Chiwala has told companies in his Chiefdom to ploughing back to communities as their cooperate social responsbility.
Senior Chief Chiwala has since commended Zambezi Portland Cement Company for its positive social Corporate Responsibility programs in the Chiefdom.
The traditional leader said this when Zambezi Portland Cement handed over the two borehole pumps to the community of Chilangwa in his Chiefdom.
He said he has continued to engage the companies with the locals to ensure that they come up with cooperate social responsibility programs which would plough back to the communities and better the lives of the people.
Senior Chief Chiwala said water has been a challenge for the people for a long time now adding that it is unfortunate that people will opt to vandalise things that help them like pumps.
He told Zambezi Portland Cement Company that the pumps where to little for the population in Chilangwa but that the gesture has changed the lives of the people.
And speaking at the hand ceremony Zambezi Portland Cement Company reiterated it’s commitment to improving the lives of people in areas it operates in.
ZPCC Chief Executive Officer Gomeli litana said the company will continue to plough back to communities by identifying needy areas and putting up Infrastructure such as the boreholes which were being handed over to the community.
Litana whose speech was read on his behalf by Assistant Technical Director Mwangala Situmbeko, said the company will continue to help communities that so as to improve their livelihood.
“In 2014, Zambezi Portland Cement embarked on a journey to improve the lives of families in Chief Chiwala’s region in Masaiti District who were displaced from the land obtained for industrialisation. This journey was for the company to construct 125 two-bedroomed houses and boreholes for the affected subjects at a cost of US $1Million.
“The houses units were commissioned and handed over a couples ago. Today we are here to officially handover to the community 2 by 5000 litres Solar Powered boreholes complete with with Steel stands which were part of the housing projects.
“The boreholes will go a long way in the provision of clean water supply for the local community. Clean water is essential not only to remain safe from disease but also to maintain good health,” he said.
He added that his company will continue to work with government and other like minded organizations to ensure that people’s lives are improved.
And Masaiti District Commissioner Patrick Zulu said the company should do more for the community.
He said Zambezi Portland Cement is now fully operating in Masaiti hence the need to up their community services to the people.
Timely advice. I hope that the companies will follow suit and do the right thing. Kz
Timely advice. I hope that the companies will follow suit and do the right thing. Kaizar zulu
@Kaizar Zulu, what do you do for a living? i just wonder every time i get a chance to come to LT and ready some articles, you are always commenting rubbish. You must have a little brain, of all the people you even clone a useless presidential advisor zambia has ever produced. It’s such a shame. Last time i checked you were blogging from UK , i don’t think you have a constructive job there because you have so much time. You see now we don’t have Mushota anymore that used to blog every time, she must have gotten something to do now that keeps her busy. Get a life iwe bwamba bobe.
This is not the right approach for communities benefiting from investments in their lands.
Our chiefdoms emulate the Bakwena/Bofokeng tribe in Rustenburg, South Africa. The tribe benefits through holding shares in the companies utilising their land. The have a company receives proceeds of their interest (www.royalbafokengholdongs.com)
They then do own development programs, independent of investing companies. We should move away from pleading and begging.
Stupid!
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Zambezi Portland cement under Rajan Mathani built those 125 houses but before water could be supplied he was kicked out via a hostile takeover. Its shameful that after nearly 5 years since the houses were handed over only 2 boreholes could be provided.
Why should private companies be forced to spend on infrastructure the company built 125 houses and few other things, but most important they provide many jobs and both they and there staff pay tax, also there is spin off from the staff who buy things which employ and create more jobs. there is no mention of govt providing these services with the taxes collected. the chief should be asking govt to build more infrastructure.