Mopani Copper Mines has increased its monthly grant to Zambia Rugby Union League champions Diggers by $ 1000 (KR 53,000).
Diggers chairman Chileshe Bweupe made the revelation during the club’s annual general meeting in Kitwe on Friday.
Bweupe said the grant has been increased from $25,000 (KR13,250) to $35,000 (KR18,500).
“Mopani has increased the monthly grant to the club from $25,000 to $35,000 to enable us help junior players with their education sponsorship and improve our youth rugby,” he said.
“We have since commenced assisting the deserving players,” Bweupe added.
He paid tibute to Mopani CEO Danny Callow over his firm’s support to Diggers.
” Many thanks to Mr. Danny Callow for his personal commitment to Diggers which motivated us to regain the league title after it eluded us for four years from 2008.”
Meanwhile, Bweupe bounced back as Diggers chairman unopposed together with his vice Brighton Mvula, secretary Millington Mambwe and treasurer Lawrence Njovu.
poor figure reporting!! the currency figures are not corresponding with their equivalents. one wonders how our math calculations as been rebased
I can only assume this grant goes to wages and bills..how sustainable is that? When are we going to wake up from this dependence syndrome. Why not ask the sponsors for a 0% Interest loan and invest it.