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State nods 81 Youth projects in Mazabuka

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Government has approved 81 youth projects under the Constituency Youth Development Fund (CYDF) in Mazabuka, Southern Province at a cost of K 102 million.

Mazabuka District Commissioner, Misheck Chiinda who disclosed this to ZANIS in Mazabuka said this follows the release of K 120 million CYDF funds to the district.

Mr Chiinda has however directed Chikankata and Magoye Youth Development Committee to sit and approve the remaining projects to ensure all youths benefit from the empowerment funds.

He warned that failure to spend the money will compel his office to surrender the money to the Ministry of Finance.

Mr Chiinda has since commended Government for coming to the rescue of youths by providing funds meant to uplift their living standards.

Meanwhile, Mazabuka District Hospital workers in Southern Province have given management a two- day ultimatum in which to reinmburse the abnormal house allowance deductions on their salaries or face industrial unrest.

The workers told Acting District Director of Health, Elias Hamatanga during a heated meeting held at the hospital last night that they will be forced to withdraw labour on Monday should the District Health Management team fail to meet their demands.

Civil Servants and Allied Workers Union of Zambia (CSAWUZ) District Vice Chairperson, Violet Phiri told ZANIS in Mazabuka today that there is need for Government to seriously address the problem because non of the health workers will able to send their children to school.

Ms Phiri said it is unfair for the District Health Management team to effect such deductions because they are meant to punish the workers.

She added that Government is punishing the workers twice because they are staying in dilapidated houses which were condemned by the Ministry of Works and Supply as not fit for human habitation.

And the workers in a statement released to ZANIS in Mazabuka today complained that the deductions were harsh and should be stopped immediately because they were done without their knowledge.

They lamented that some staff receiving over K 500,000 got K 20,000 and K40,000 as take home salaries.

Nurses and Clinical Officers got between K 70,000 and K 150,000.

Mazabuka District Commissioner, Misheck Chiinda told ZANIS that the Union leadership has since requested to air their grievances to him.

By Press time, The District commissioner was still waiting for union officials to report to his office for the meeting.

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