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Chinese coal mine nationals condemned for beating up Zambian workers

Chinese Collum Coal Mine (CCM) in Sinazongwe district
Chinese Collum Coal Mine (CCM) in Sinazongwe district

Chief Sinazongwe has condemned the Chinese Collum Coal Mine (CCM) nationals for beating up Zambian workers which resulted in one them being admitted to Maamba Hospital.

The Chief bemoaned that it was unfortunate that the Chinese supervisors were still using the colonial system of beating up workers when they were on duty.

Last week four Chinese nationals at shaft three beat up two miners Kilian Chilindile aged 30 and Chipo Muleya who is 28 years old with sticks, spears, and anything they had in their hands.

“It’s a sad state of affair that colonial system is still being used when the country has laid down labour laws,” Chief Sinazongwe said.

He said Chinese investment is welcome in the country but they should follow the laid down procedures in addressing the workers’ plight.

The Chief noted that the Chinese government has invested a lot of money in the country but its does not amount to mistreating the Zambian workers and assaulting them with impunity.

Chief Sinazongwe appealed to the Mine Union of Zambia to ensure that they follow up the abuse of workers at the Chinese coal mine.

However, the Victim Chilindile said the four Chinese nationals that beat them up were detained at Sinezeze police post where they accepted the offense and paid K2 million each to the two victims.

Mr Chilindile said he was admitted to Maamba hospital after he was assaulted.

He narrated that trouble started underground where one of the Chinese supervisors detained them for allegedly failing to finish the target of 15 tones during their shift despite completing it.

Mr Chilindile said immediately they cam out of the tunnel they met a group of Chinese nationals and four of them started beating them up.

He said he has since quit his job because he could not afford to risk his life at the mine where human rights are not followed.

MUZ may block attempts by government to bring a Brazilian mining company

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It is reported that the Mineworkers Union of Zambia may block attempts by government to bring Vale, a Brazilian mining company to operate in the country planned for this year because of its human rights record.

Mr Rayford Mbulu president of MUZ urged the government to draw lessons from the privatization of Zambia Consolidated Copper Mines, which he said had left miners still going through turmoil and torment because the process had not been consultative.

Mr Mbulu said that based on the information, government is striking investment partnership deal with Brazil and about USD 600 million is supposed to be pumped into this country’s mining operations.

He said that the union had information that Vale has got the worst human rights records in relation to investment. Much as there had been massive attraction of investment in the mining sector, the question of credibility of the investors that were being brought remained unanswered. The other question that still lingered on concerned the workers and communities’ benefits from the investment.

Mr Mbulu argued that Vale, which had employed people under the United Steel Workers in Canada had subjected its employees to serious violations.

He said that much as it was important to attract investment, it was equally important to exercise caution and ensure that consensus was established through a consultative process before settling for any one investor.

The miners’ union was of the firm belief that the Brazilian investor that would be coming into Zambia was Vale because the company was also conducting prospective processes in Mozambique and Tanzania, and it wanted to grow its presence in the southern African region.

Meanwhile the chamber of mines said mining companies are not obliged to develop infrastructure in the areas they operate but they can do community social responsibility projects on voluntary basis in order to be viewed as good citizens.

Mr Frederick Bantubonse GM of Chamber of mines said while speaking during a public discussion discussion hosted by Caritas Solwezi in conjunction with CTPD on the subject that the mining tax debate: an endless tug of war on recently said there were no such conditions requiring mining firms to build developmental structures in their areas of operation.

Mr Bantubonse said that it was not clearly stated in statutory regulations whether the mining companies had a strictly assigned role in developing areas where they worked part from their core businesses.

Recently President Banda and his Brazilian counterpart, Lula Da Silva announced that two Brazilian mining companies planned to invest about USD 600 million in the mining industry through the opening of a mine in Konkola in northern Zambia.

[SteelGuru ]
(Filed by Mr Kapembwa Sinkamba SteelGuru Correspondent Zambia)

ACC Act debate premature – LAZ

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FLASHBACK Law Association of Zambia President Stephen Lungu (left) talks to Transparency International Zambia Executive Director Goodwell Lungu

THE Law Association of Zambia (LAZ) has said it is premature and speculative to debate the proposed revision of section 37 of the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) Act because the bill has not been made public.

LAZ president Stephen Lungu also urged the public and other stakeholders to stop debating the proposed amendments until the bill was made public or taken to Parliament.

Mr Lungu said in an interview that he was surprised there was much debate about something that was still unknown and described the statements made on the matter as premature and speculative.

He said there was a worrying trend in the country where debate on national matters was based on rumours and speculation, which he said, was dangerous for the country.

The LAZ president said the association would only comment on the merits and demerits of the ACC Act if they were formally informed about the proposed amendments.

He said LAZ would examine whether the proposed changes were in public interest or not and what mischief was intended to be cured by the amendments.

Mr Lungu also said the bill would also be taken to Parliament and it was expected that members of Parliament would adequately debate it before making any decisions.

Of late, there has been heated debate about the reported intention of Government to amend section 37 of the ACC Act,

According to section 37 of the ACC Act, the director general, the deputy director general or any officer of the commission authorised in writing by the director general may investigate a public officer where there are reasonable grounds to believe that such public officer maintains a standard of living above that which is commensurate with his present or past official emoluments.

Under the section, the ACC can institute an arrest on a public officer “who is in control or possession of pecuniary resources or property disproportionate to his present or past official emoluments.”

[Times of Zambia]

Tuesday Zambia Football Round-up

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All the matches in this year’s Barclays Cup will be aired live on both ZNBC and SuperSport following a deal unveiled today between Barclays Bank Zambia and SuperSport.

The deal for an undisclosed fee was announced on Tuesday at the Southern Sun Hotel  in Lusaka by Barclays Bank Zambia Barclays Bank Zambia managing director Bret Packard  and SuperSport head of Africa Gary Rathbone.

The deal will see Barclays Bank Zambia as the official brand sponsor for all live Faz Super Division matches including the Barclays Cup on SuperSport and ZNBC from August until the season ends in late November.

Dates and draws for this year Barclays Cup have yet to be announced by the tournament organizers.

Meanwhile, the development means SuperSport will now show a live game every weekend instead of their previous monthly transmission of Super Division matches.

Meanwhile, the Zambia Olympic team have been invited for a week-long 8-national youth football tournament that kicks off in Egypt starting this weekend.

Lucky Msiska’s 18-member team will gather in Lusaka on July 21 to begin a training camp ahead of the tournament that will run from July 24 to August 4 in Cairo.

The tournament will draw Under-23 national teams from Cameroon, Kenya, Morocco, Togo, Nigeria, Malawi, plus Zambia and hosts Egypt.

Team:

Allan Chibwe, Kenny Mumba, Chongo Chirwa, Derrick Mwansa, Christopher Munthali, White Mwanamwambwa, Steven Kabamba, Alex Ngonga, Chileshe Kangwa, Chakwa Lungu, Stanley Nshimbi, John Chingandu,  Mwepya Kasongo, Andrew Nzala, Kondwani Mpezeni, Chidjoka Nyirenda, Jimmy Njovu, Innocent Mwaba

Battered wife will need plastic surgey to restore her nose

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The 28 year old woman of Kabwe’s Chowa Compound who had part of her nose and lip sliced off on Saturday by her 37 year old husband Barry Chibale after a marital dispute is said to be in a stable condition.

Kabwe Mine Hospital Medical Superintendent Doctor Ronald Chola told ZANIS in an interview, today, that Rutendo Bobo was in a stable condition and is expected to be discharged this afternoon.

Dr. Chola said Bobo’s lip has been stitched and is expected to heal properly in the shortest possible time but however regretted that her nose was irreparable and because of this her only option would be undertaking plastic surgery.

He said the hospital failed to suture. Bobo’s nose on grounds that by the time it was taken to the hospital it was dirty and infectious adding that in any case, the nose was badly sliced and could not be sutured.

He said the injury that was caused by the victim’s husband was a life-changing experience and that she would need a lot of spiritual support and counseling from her family and friends in order for her to adapt to her new outlook.

Dr. Chola advised other women that found themselves in the same predicament such as that of Ms. Bobo to rush to the hospital immediately they have been wounded so that they can be attended to on time because the skin and any body part was delicate and it was not to be exposed to dirty once it was chopped off.

ZANIS

Chief Chipepo orders latrine per house in his chiefdom

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Chief Chipepo of the Tonga people in Gwembe District has with immediate effect ordered for the sinking of toilets per household in an effort to improve sanitation in his chiefdom.

Speaking during an annual general meeting in his chiefdom recently, the chief said having toilets per household would greatly reduce diseases and snake bite incidences.

Quoting scripture in the book of Deuteronomy 23 verse 9 to 14; Chief Chipepo said God intends that communities have toilets to maintain cleanliness.

He warned that any household that will be found to have no toilet by the on set of the rains will be severely punished.

“If you want snakes to stop biting you, stop defecating in the bush. That is why snakes bite you. Which one of you enjoys seeing his/her faeces?” Chief Chipepo asked.

Gwembe District is one of the districts in the country with good coverage of rural water supply, currently standing at 87.5%.

In addition, Gwembe District Council Secretary Fred Mooya has also expressed worry at lack of toilets at household level in the district.

Mr. Mooya noted that despite the district performing well in the water sector, the district is far behind in terms of sanitary facilities such as toilets.

He explained that there are few households that have toilets in the district, with Munyumbwe trailing at 14% toilet coverage.

“We should realize that if we dispose our excreta in the open, the chances of eating our own excreta through vectors like flies are very high,” the Council Secretary cautioned.

And Chief Chipepo has given his subjects six months in which to purge themselves of all witchcraft acts.

The chief expressed worry that his chiefdom will continue lagging behind in terms of development owing to witchcraft acts that scare away government workers.

He observed that schools and clinics in his chiefdom have continued to be understaffed despite government’s effort to deploy more qualified staff to his chiefdom.

Chief Chipepo threatened his village headmen and communities that he would make a follow at the end of six months to ensure that no witch exists in his chiefdom.

“This chiefdom does not belong to you. It belongs to God. I have a list of sorcerers and witches and I will chase you from my chiefdom if you do not cleanse yourselves of the dirty acts. I will send you off my chiefdom with an introductory letter stating that you are a witch so that you will have no place to settle,” he warned.

ZANIS

Kabompo receives 11 generators for voter registration

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Kabompo District voter registration office has received 11 brand new Honda portable generators to replace the 11 Smartmatic portable gasoline generators which have been constantly breaking down causing interruptions of voter registration in the area.

Acting District Voter Registration Officer, Joyce Musachi confirmed the new development in an interview with ZANIS in Kabompo today.

Ms. Musachi said that the Honda generators were brought to Kabompo yesterday by the Electoral Commission of Zambia (ECZ).

She said all the 11 Smartmatic gasoline generators have been withdrawn from registration centers and would be taken back to Lusaka by the ECZ soon.

Meanwhile, Ms. Musachi said the turnout is still low in Kabompo as only 1,175 new voters have been registered so far while 959 have made replacements of their voter’s cards.

However she expressed optimism that with the arrival of the new generators the exercise would go on smoothly now and more people be registered than in the past since the exercise begun on June 21, this year.

ZANIS

Govt optimistic of continued donor support

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Finance and National Planning Minister Situmbeko Musokotwane

Government says it is hopeful that cooperating partners will soon start releasing money to the road sector following the suspended of the funds.

Finance and National Planning Minister Situmbeko Musokotwane said government has been negotiating with cooperating partners on the funding to the road sector after they had withhold the funds earlier this year.

Dr. Musokotwane said government has agreed on a road map with cooperating partners who he said have responded positively.

He said no money has however been released by cooperating partners to the sector this year.

He has however clarified that that cooperating partners only suspended the fund to the sector and not cancelled due to the mismanagement in the auditor general’s report.

Recently, the country’s Road Sector Cooperating Partners hailed government’s decision to dissolve the Boards of the Road Development Agency and the National Road Fund Agency.

The Cooperating Partners namely the World Bank, the European Union, Denmark, Germany, Japan and the African Development Bank said they stand ready to support the government in its endeavour to strengthen the institutions responsible for managing and providing oversight in the roads sector.

They stated that remedial measures arising from the recent Audit findings, together with a realistic, affordable and sustainable road sector investment programme (ROADSIP II), would pave the way for the resumption of new road works which are still withheld.

Meanwhile, Finance and National Planning Deputy Minister, David Phiri said cooperating partners have pledged over K400 billion to the road sector this year.

He also said out of the K620 billion cooperating partners pledged last year only K105 billion was released top the National Road Funds Agency (NRFA)

He added that government however released 99 percent of the budgetary allocation to the sector last year.

“He was answering a question from Kanchibiya MP Davies Mwango during the question for oral answer session in parliament today.

Mr. Mwango wanted to know much money was released to NRFA last year and how much was released by cooperating partners.

ZANIS

2 Chief Chikanta’s subjects given K 1.4 million option or 13 months sentence

Itezhi-tezhi magistrates Munalula Mubita has ordered two men of Kalomo district in chief Chikanta’s chiefdom in Southern province to pay K1.4 million apiece or face a 13 months sentence for entering the Kafue national park with dangerous weapons namely an axe and knife.

This was in a matter in which David Muzyamba 57, of Chumina village in chief Chikanta in Kalomo village and Bedson Muyobozi, 51 of Nakalongwe village of the same chiefdom were charged with two counts of unlawful entry into the park and unlawful possession of weapons in the national park.

On count one the allegations against the duo were that on 5th May the duo in Itezhi-tezhi district jointly while acting together entered the Kafue national park without any permit from Director of Zambia wild life authority(ZAWA).

On count two it was alleged that the duo, while acting together in the national park were found in possession of an axe and a knife without authority from ZAWA.

Facts on the matter were that in May this year in Itezhi-tezhi at Itezhi-tezhi, while patrolling the Kafue national park, wildlife police officers came across Muyobozi and Muzyamba who run away upon seeing the ZAWA vehicle.
But the wildlife police officers chased them and managed to catch up with them, upon interviewing them it was found that they had two weapons a knife and an axe and they had no permit to enter the Kafue national park with the said weapons.

Magistrates Munalula convicted the two upon their confession and their pleading guilty to all charges.

In mitigation Muzyamba asked the court exercise leniency because he was married with 9 children and that he was looking after his aged mother while Muyobozi prayed for leniency saying he was married with 13 children.

He ordered each person to pay K1.4 million or go to prison for 13 months with hard labour and the two worn- out bicycles belonging to the convicts which were part of the exhibits in the court have been forfeited to the state.

[ ZANIS ]

Do not look at at politicians and government officials as the most corrupt people-Kabwe DC

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Kabwe District Commissioner (DC) Jonathan Kapungwe has said it is unfortunate that people in the country looked at politicians and government officials as the most corrupt people and yet the scourge is rife at every stage of human life.

Speaking when he officially opened a two day Transparent International Zambia (TIZ) workshop in Kabwe today, Mr. Kapungwe said the fight against corruption should involve everybody.

He said the media was also involved in corruption through the alleged distortion of information and therefore there was need for the media to also check itself in its duties.

TIZ has invited community based organizations (CBO) to attend a two day corruption awareness workshop from Mumbwa, Serenje, Mkushi, Kapiri Mposhi, Chibombo and Kabwe at Namukuyu Lodge.

Mr. Kapungwe praised TIZ for such a workshop saying community leaders would play a vital role in their respective places in the fight against corruption to ensure that the scourge was stamped out at community level.

‘People should not think it is only politicians and government officials involved in corruption. It is not so because everywhere you go even in cooperative societies corruption is there. All it requires is a sense of responsibility by everyone to stamp it out where-ever it shows its ugly face,’ said Mr. Kapungwe.

He said it was imperative that the approach of combating corruption was changed from the legalistic approach though important, to community capacity building in order to empower them to engage policy makers and government institutions in demanding effective and enhanced social accountability.

Mr. Kapungwe hoped that the workshop would equip CBOs with skills on how local communities could engage policy makers on issues of resource utilization and accountability in various community projects and challenged participants to actively participate in the workshop.

He said sustainable development could only be guaranteed if communities were actively involved in the implementation of projects in their communities.

Mr. Kapungwe further noted that there had been several reports of poor control systems and lack of community monitoring capacity in some of the local community projects such that the individuals that failed to utilize and account for public resources went scot free.

He explained that this was because the communities were not empowered with the capacity to hold the individuals accountable and hoped the workshop would empower the participants effectively for them to monitor the projects.

ZANIS

Pirated Products Destroyed

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Zambia Police Intellectual Property Unity has destroyed a consignment of pirated sweets confiscated from a named Indian companion of Mwinilunga District bearing a Trade Kings brand worth K128 million.

The intellectual property unity officers from Lusaka seized 23, 283 packets of sweets from Solwezi and Mwinilunga districts selling outlets of a named Indian company producing them with a Trade Kings brand ‘Super’.

The officers who conducted the destruction in Solwezi yesterday said 4,292 packets of sweets worth K23 million were confiscated from Mwinilunga while18, 991 packets worth K105 million were confiscated from Solwezi selling outlets respectively.

They said the consignment was confiscated last month following a complaint by Trade Kings that a company in Mwinilunga district was producing sweets bearing their brand ‘super’ contrary to section 28 Cap 404 of copyright and property performance Act.

They said the unity moved in to sieze the property and destroyed it following the exhaustion of the case whose findings revealed that the Indian company was infringing on the copyright and property performance Act section 28 Cap 104 since it did not have a manufacturing plant in Mwinilunga district.

The officers said it was discovered that the sweets were manufactured in India and smuggled into Zambia for packaging.

They have since cautioned wholesalers and retailers to be mindful of sources of their products before they are passed on for public consumption to reduce health risks on consumers.

They also sounded a warning to would be offenders that they risk being prosecuted once found wanting.

ZANIS

RB confident of attainment of MDGs

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Local government minister Eustackio Kazonga and his deputy Moses Muteteka during a press briefing in Lusaka
Local government minister Eustackio Kazonga (L)

President Rupiah Banda says Zambia can attain all Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) targets if both the central and local government concentrate on implementing government policies in the next five years.

President Banda said this when he opened the 54th Annual Conference of the Local Government Association of Zambia being held at Nellas in Kasama yesterday under the theme, “Local Government –A responsive approach to accelerating MDGs attainment through decentralisation.”

In a speech read on his behalf by Local Government and Housing Minister Dr. Eustarckio Kazonga, President Banda said although local councils were autonomous, they were still part of Government and must follow the vision and objective of the central Government.

President Banda has since implored local authorities to streamline the achievement of MDGs targets in their planning and budgeting as well as actual implementation of projects in their respective districts.

Mr Banda noted that local government was strategically positioned to deliver to the people of Zambia as it was the closest.

He has also appealed to traditional leaders, the private sector, cooperating partners and other stakeholders to contribute towards the attainment of all targets set for MDGs.

President Banda added that his government was implementing the National Decentralisation Policy to improve service delivery to the people and increase their participation in development.

He assured councils of government support in form of grants and transfer of matching resources so that they could meet their mandate.

However, President Banda expressed concern about the budgetary and programme performance of some .local authorities.

He said Government programmes being implemented by local authorities should benefit the people.

On the newly established Local Government Service Commission, President Banda said this was meant to equip councils with suitable and qualified personnel in view of the impending decentralization process that will devolve some of the functions and matching resources.

Mr Banda urged local Government practitioners to focus their attention on the benefits the Local Government Service Commission would bring to the Local Government system and not what particular officers will benefit.

Speaking at the same function United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) Resident Representative Macleod Nyirongo said decentralized governance was the best way forward in accelerating progress towards the MDGs.

Mr. Nyirongo observed that the achievement of many MDGs was dependent upon effective delivery of services at the local level where citizens can meaningfully hold their leaders accountable.

He however noted that accelerated progress towards meeting the MDGs in the remaining five years will require action by African countries and intensified support from the international commitment.

Mr. Nyirongo said African countries need to deepen their macroeconomic reforms, strengthen democratic institutions and invest adequate resources in human development.

At the Millennium development summit in 2000, world leaders pledged to halve poverty levels by 2015.

The MDGs attempt to focus national and global development activities on reduction of extreme poverty and hunger, achievement of universal education, promotion of gender equality and empowerment, reduction of child mortality and improve maternal health, combating HIV and AIDs, malaria and other diseases, ensuring environmental sustainability and developing a global partnership for development.

And Local Government Association of Zambia President Charles Mumena has commended government for the timely release of Constituency Development Funds.

Councilor Mumena also noted that the increase in CDF funds has resulted in improved projects being undertaken by councils.

ZANIS

Chiluba is breaching the law- PACT

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FLASHBACK: Dr Chiluba, holding a brown envelope with Bishop Peter Ndlovu outside BIGOCA Church in Lusaka.

The Patriotic Front (PF) and United Party for National Development (UPND) has charged that the second republican president Frederick Chiluba is breaching the law.

Pact co-spokesperson Given Lubinda said that the former president is breaching the law of the land by actively engaging in politics as former head of state.

Mr. Lubinda said that Mr. Chiluba is breaching the provision of the former president’s act which clearly states that former head of state will not engage in politics.

He said that Mr. Chiluba should not deny that he is engaging himself in politics when infact he is.

Mr. Lubinda has since stated that the movements that Dr. Chiluba is making in de-campaigning the PF/UPND pact will not have any bearing on the 2011 elections.

Mr. Lubinda said that Dr. Chiluba can go anywhere in the country, and his not a issue to the pact.

He was speaking last evening on Monday night live on qfm radio. But recently, Second republican Dr. Chiluba has denied that he is campaigning for republican president Rupiah Banda.

Speaking through his spokesperson Emmanuel Mwamba, Dr. Ciluba said that he is merely practicing his democratic right.

Meanwhile, The MMD in Kalulushi has appealed to some opposition political parties in the country to stop insulting former president Fredrick Chiluba whenever he goes to Copperbelt Province because his visits are non political.

ZANIS Kalulushi reports that Kalulushi MMD Vice Constituency Chairman Amon Kafwali said opposition political parties should leave former president alone as he was free to travel to any place of his choice.

Councilor Kafwali told ZANIS Kalulushi in an interview today that Dr. Chiluba was an MMD man and would always be in the ruling party.

He said some opposition party members who talk bad about the former president should not take his movements political whenever he was on the Copperbelt because he has relatives there whom he would like to visit.

“Can seeing his relatives be a problem or can elections stop him from coming to the Copperbelt?.” Kafwali asked

He urged some opposition party members to respect the former head of state.

QFM

Instance justice mob kills man in Chawama compound

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Lusaka dustrict police commanding officer Greenwell Nguni

An instance justice mob in Chawama compound yesterday killed a man in his 30’s for killing a five-year old boy.

The man who was believed to be mentally ill was murdered by an instance justice mob after he allegedly killed the boy whom he found playing around with friends.

Lusaka Police Commanding Officer, Green Nguni confirmed the development to ZANIS in an interview in Lusaka today.

Mr. Nguni said the police received the report yesterday that a man believed to be mentally sick killed the boy who is between the ages of five and eight years instantly.

He said it was because of this that the mob took the law into its own hands and also killed the man.

An eye witness, Peter Banda of Chawama compound told ZANIS in Lusaka that the unidentified man found the boy playing and thrashed him on the ground and died instantly.

Mr. Banda said people who witnessed the incident pounced on the man and started beating him until he died.

“The boy was playing then suddenly this man come and got the boy and hit him hard on the ground and the child died. It was surprising because no one expected this. It was upon this that the people started beating him” Mr. Banda said.

The incident happened around 16:00 hours yesterday and the bodies of both the boy and the man are believed to be in the mortuary.

ZANIS

Nchelenge District Council employees go eight months without pay

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Nchelenge District Council employees in Luapula Province have gone for eight months without pay.

And Nchelenge District Council management has promised to end the salaries drought at the Local Authority.

Zambia Local Authority Workers Union (ZULAWU) Nchelenge branch chairperson Tight Chilima confirmed the development in an interview with ZANIS this morning.

Mr Chilima said all workers on fixed and permanent conditions of service including Principal Officers at the council have not been paid their salaries since November last year.

He said efforts by the Union to engage the Council Management to look at the plight of the workers have always ended in futility and accused the Council Secretary (CS) Mwilu Lukwesa of being defiant and non committal.

And Mr Chilima said Mr Lukwesa was last Friday at pains to convince the angry employees who demanded for an audience with the management over the non payment of their salary arrears.

He said the CS stormed out of the meeting held at the council chamber in anger when workers rejected his explanation that the council was not able to pay its employees timely because of other service delivery demands and the small revenue base.

However, Mr Chilima said the management at the council later met the workers and promised them that they will soon be paid their salary arrears.

Meanwhile Mr Chilima said he is happy that the Council Management has pledged to enhance the pay roll management system and prioritise remuneration of workers.

Efforts to get comment from the Council Secretary Mwilu Lukwesa proved futile as he was reported to be away in Kasama.

ZANIS