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Zain Zambia reaffirms social responsibility

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ZAIN Zambia has reaffirmed its commitment to its social responsibility projects of helping government in alleviating poverty in the country.

ZAIN Managing Director, David Holliday, said this yesterday during the handover of the K111m renovated 2×2 classroom block of Kafubu Farm School in Ndola.

Mr Holliday said ZAIN Zambia will work tirelessly in serving the Zambian people and in turn contribute to the development of the country.

He said his organisation was in Ndola as part of the “Build Our Nation” programme, in which ZAIN continues to offer support to needy institutions of learning through partnership with government.

He said this year alone the communication company has spent K600m in support to government schools in all the73 districts in the country.

Yesterdays donation included the school infrastructure worth K86m, and 59 desks valued at K25m bringing the total to K111 million.

And  receiving the donation, Copperbelt Provincial Deputy Permanent Secretary, Christopher Mutembo reassured ZAIN of government’s commitment to creating an enabling environment for the private sector.

Mr Mutembo said, with such gestures from the private sector, government was assured of attaining the Millennium Development Goals (MDG’s).

The DPS appealed to the pupils at the school to guard jealously the desks and the infrastructure as vandalising them would deter companies from donating more to the school.

He said vandalism was the biggest challenge that government had over maintaining its property countrywide.

And speaking earlier, head teacher, Nason Kabangisha, commended ZAIN for the gesture, saying the rehabilitation works at the school were the first ever since its construction in 1967.

Mr Kabangisha thanked government for bringing in the country socially responsible investors like ZAIN and added that government should not allow such investors to be harassed as they were genuine investors.

Kafubu farm school which only has four classrooms currently has 520 pupils with only four teachers.

ZANIS/ENDS/PC/EB

21 COMMENTS

  1. Work on proper service delivery before you use the profits gained from our undelivered text messages and poor reception forcing us to talk for longer than necessary

  2. THANK YOU BUT ZAMBIANS MUST KNOW THAT THIS IS JUST A DROP IN THE OCEAN. LET US ZAMBIANS UNITE AND SUPPORT ZAMTEL AND THEIR CELL-Z.

    ALL PROFITS MADE BY ZAMTEL ARE USED IN ZAMBIA (NOT EXTERNALISED)
    ALL LOSSES ARE SHOULDERED AMONG ZAMTEL EMPLOYEES. LET US HELP OUR BROTHERS AND SISTERS IN ZAMTEL………………..PLEASE.

  3. That a point 4. dennis, these guys have really exploited us enuff and want to behaviour as though they care. ZAMTEL IS THE WAY TO GO

  4. these damn chaps are exploiting us and making very little contribution to our communities. we enjoy calls from outside of zed because we talk for a good number of minutes since the rates are reasonable out there.
    please fi zain reduce your rates twapapata, you will still make profits.

  5. Rubbish its just yesterday when people where demanding for ZAIN to explain why the network system is very bad instead of answering the question they start talking of this project which is their responsibilities.

  6. #4 is a zamtel staff who is always crying 4 increment but less effort in his work,he is lazy and doesn,t want to SHARE his company profit with the nation and its subscribers.his grude.

  7. ONE ZAMBIA ONE NATION, ONE NETWORK WHERE U CAN GET ALL COMMUNICATION
    SOLUTIONS IS ZAMTEL FROM LAND LINE, INTERNET, MOBILE TO SATELITE
    LET US SUPPORT OUR OWN IT WILL TAKE US ZAMBIANS TO DEVELOP ZAMBIA.
    LET US HELP ZAMTEL BY USING THEIR SERVICES I KNOW THEY ARE DOING THE BEST. MY MOTTO IS BUY ZAMBIA USE ZAMBIAN PRODUCTS AND SERVICES.
    ONE ZAMBIA ONE NATION . ONE CELL COMPANY AND THAT COMPANY IS CELL Z.

    ZAIN IS STEALING OUR MONEY.WHAT TYPE OF SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY THEY ARE REAPING AND STEALING FROM POOR PEOPLE BY OVER CHARGING. ZAIN TARIFFS ARE THE MOST EXPENSIVE IN THE WORLD.WHAT A SHAME

  8. Guys u seem to knw little about zain. They dnt externalise profits. All monies banked stay here. They do however pay a management fee to their hq. Also the tarrifs r not the highest in world, that is just ridiculas. Check the tarrifs nw as they were reduced on 1st Nov 08. I love zambia but we need to improve our local products and services to an acceptable standard.

  9. I know very much about Zain.It is the mobile company that provides
    poor services to the Zambian people and charge them highly. Just
    check in Zambia among the mobile operators Zain is the most expensive and provides poor service.Even after their so called reduced new tarrifs effective 1st Nov.08 they are exepensive . Im a proud ZAMBIAN. ONE ZAMBIA ONE NATION. ONE NETWORK ONE MOBILE COMPANY AND THAT COMPANY IS CELL Z
    just join Cell Z and you will enjoy the best services.

  10. Let Zain be affected by the Credit crunch. If GM, Ford, Citigroup etc can be affected then why not Zain. Infact the LPO should have started after the re – branding. Why did they not advice that in a month or so our Dearest Celtel will be the Dreaded Zain. Simple, they knew that Celtel will sell like hot Cakes.

    After all the Social responsibility amount can be raised by Zain from answered “purgers” calls.

    Like all you brave Zambian I will also continue supporting Cell Z. It is Zambian.

    Let the share price increase as many Zambian who bought these shares need a return of there money and not the other way round as can be noticed today.

  11. Ba kk11 i can call u a big dog why? the reason is simple you are a cell-z subscriber may be a staff under cell-z.but why are u concerned on zain.

  12. BA CHAMCHAM ARE YOU A TRUE ZAMBIAN IF YOU DO NOT KNOW THE ZAMTEL SYSTEM YOU HAD BETTER READ ABOUT IT . I AM NOT A ZAMTEL EMPLOYEE, I AM A SUCCESSFUL BUSINESS MAN I ONLY FEEL PITY FOR POOR ZAMBIANS LIKE YOU WHO HAVE TO GO TO THE INTERNET CAFE TO READ YOUR MAILS AFTER ASKING FOR MONEY. ZAMTEL EMPLOYEES NEED A PAY RISE.
    THE SYSTEM DOES NOT FAVOUR THEM RIGHT NOW IF I HAD A WAY I WOULD BUY THE COMPANY AFTER ALL I HAVE THE CASH

  13. #18 mmmmmm, Let Dennis buy Zamtel, Hahahahahaha.
    And then let the CURSE be the MD. Its high time I start decided my on salary increment. hahahaha.

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