Mr. Mangani said since the hearses are already in the country, it was important to distribute them regardless of who ordered them.
Mr. Mangani said there has been controversy in the cost of hearses because the ministers at Local Government were not telling the public the actual cost of the vehicles.
He said the concept of using hearses to ferry the dead was an old one hence the need for Zambians to accept it because it will serve a great purpose to the people in the rural areas.
Mr. Mangani further said it was important for the investigative wings to find out the cost of the hearses and establish the truth surrounding these vehicles.
Mr. Mangani said this after checking the hearses in Lusaka today.
According to Mr. Mangani, the Zambia Revenue Authority (ZRA) confirmed that the vehicles were declared to have been bought at US$9,300.
ZANIS
Well there is no point in having the hearses sit around accumulating dust and not serving their purpose. The investigation must be carried out though on this whole issue.
I do however propose govt puts in some revenue earning procedures from these hearses so as to recover some of the money siphoned out if the whole deal was fraudulent.
Govt could lease some of the hearses to private owned funeral businesses as well as lease some out to private and public owned funeral businesses outside the country like DRC, Tanzania, Angola and Mozambique.
This could provide some recovery on lost money if the deal was fraudulent and provide some self sustaining measures should the cost of maintaining the hearses
become too high.
There is no use crying over spilled milk. Clean it up…
Yes Mr Mangani its true they should send them out cos what ever the outcome they will not send them back to the supplier.
Definately Teta is MAD
Beats me why the government can not buy a CT or MRI scanner for either Kitwe or Ndola Central Hospitals,that just goes to show why even the president prefers to go to RSA for an operation which can be done in Zambia.Mnaganai or Tetamalilo you will all go out,it is just a matter of time,read my lips.
Too many old men in GRZ. extend retiring age to politics.
#1 Ever heard of a saying “shooting yourself in the foot”? Nothing beats that. Nice!
Who is going to receive those Hearses specifically? What competition are the Hearses going to give Ambassador Funeral Parla?? How much will it cost for a poor family in ku-Manchamvwa going to pay to use the Hearses?
As for “According to Mr. Mangani, the Zambia Revenue Authority (ZRA) confirmed that the vehicles were declared to have been bought at US$9,300“, can we please have a full audit of Ministry of Local Government and Housing? President HH may have been correct on 60 Billion is lost in each Ministry.
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Deut 1:17 Ye shall not respect persons in judgment; [but] ye shall hear the small as well as the great; ye shall not be afraid of the face of man; for the judgment [is] God’s: and the cause that is too hard for you, bring [it] unto me, and I will hear it.
Mangani reminds me of that song by Pitchen Kazemba-Ifya muma back door. Any one remember the song? Sorry for you young boys who were not there.
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We know that Minister of Information and Broadcasting Ronnie Shikapwasha is still studying an Audit Report with details of embezzlement of funds at ZNBC according to Zambian Watch Dog. The question is why is Minister Shikapwasha taking long? Does he need ZNBC workers to go on strike just for him to release the contents of the Audit Report? Do we Zambians then need a full audit of Ministry of Information to look into now quiet former Minister there Minister of Works and Supply Mulongoti? I hope nothing is sinister!
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Deut 1:17 Ye shall not respect persons in judgment; [but] ye shall hear the small as well as the great; ye shall not be afraid of the face of man; for the judgment [is] God’s: and the cause that is too hard for you, bring [it] unto me, and I will hear it.
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On “Mr. Mangani said since the hearses are already in the country, it was important to distribute them regardless of who ordered them“, this is the only way to go following the precedent by RP Cayman who went on to valuate ZAMTEL even those Ms Minister Dora Siliya sourced them under strange circumstances.
For now, let us just encourage the President RB Banda Administration to finish doing what is necessary to correct their and the late President Administration’s mistakes.
2011 must bring change.
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Deut 1:17 Ye shall not respect persons in judgment; [but] ye shall hear the small as well as the great; ye shall not be afraid of the face of man; for the judgment [is] God’s: and the cause that is too hard for you, bring [it] unto me, and I will…
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Following the ABSA oil case, again let the President RB Banda Administration just pay yhr money to those people even if the problems look like started under the Chiluba Administration and then spilled over to the late President LP Mwanawasa Administration’s failures.
In the meantime, we need to press President RB Banda to allow full Forensic Audits of all GRZ Ministries. Then corruption/plunder cases need to ensue where necessary.
This is the only we as Zambians will know truth.
2011, it is sorting.
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Deut 1:17 Ye shall not respect persons in judgment; [but] ye shall hear the small as well as the great; ye shall not be afraid of the face of man; for the judgment [is] God’s: and the cause that is too hard for you, bring [it] unto me, and I will hear…
Hearses acn only be used where everybody has a coffin. In this going to be the case that every hearse will also provide coffins? To tell you the truth, You MMD F.O.O.L.S think KK was stupid. KK said and I quote ‘ If you love your neighbour, help when there is a problem’ and that he continues to preach as a basis of ‘One Zambia One nation’. Nobody needs those expensive hearses at funerals in zambia because Zambians are the most helpful people at funerals throughout the world. I wished they used this hospitality when one was alive. But again, zambians are the most jealous people against progressives. They want to bring another person down and laugh at him/her. But when dead they pretend. Hypocrites and no developmet – Abash witchcraft mentallity and viva one zambai one nation. Viva KK.
These guys are merciless,how do you swindle your own people so much money?In other countries such for corruption people are hanged.Yes Mangani is right,these maandmandas should be distributed as investigations go on.The motive behind these vehicles according MMDs Teta was to assist people who cannot afford to trasport their deceased to the resting place,Now #1 Free- market economist is suggesting among other things leasing them to private funeral palours and to places like DRC.This defeats the intention for which they were bought.The point grip the criminals and recover the money.#1 You are bad economist ,i tell you this.
Finally, Zambia did itself in and bought the hearses for the grand finale. Such foresight!
I am sure we are dealing with people of very underdevloped minds, shall we resort to intellectual gymnastics and play the game above Teta mashi and mulongoti and then capture RB as the greatst ponny in the game. Relatives, please advise RB before we capture and torture him whcih we do not want to do on an old frail and non-ambitious loser to Kapanta in 1983. For young ones, Kapanta was a nonentity Headmaster at Munali and he defeated RB in UNIP. Sata was also there and he defeated someone in Kabwata. But Sata and RB MUST retire, they are too old for constructive engagement because they cant comprehend our jargon/ Kuya beebele together with the thieving Chiluba and the corrupt RB. Abash them all!!!
#12 zedson
Read my comment and take note of my use of the word “SOME”. Some meaning a certain number of the hearses but not all.
I doubt it all of the hearses will be used and will be in usage all the time. I am certain there will be certain times they will remain dormant and some will not even hit the tarmac.
Facing such a situation, wouldn’t it be prudent to put in other measures in which the hearses will be used like leasing them to private companies within and outside Zambia??
I live the rest to you but I do request you do not misrepresent me. I never said all hearses should be leased to private companies. I said “some” of the hearses.
LT, SHOW US THE PICTURES OF THOSE HEARSES, PLEASE.
And so what was Teta doing with the hearses all along since they arrived in Zambia? how many people have died since then that would have benefited from that service which relies on Teta’s command to be operational?
what investigation is going on??
the hearses were bought , period!
poor governance….
this is misplaced initiative and resources. Ambulance, pumps or generators in hospital could have made a difference. Zambian politicians never cease to amaze me.
Gross mismanagement of public funds already exists, now we are having gross mismanagement of public resources.
This manda mandas am assuring u blogers distributing them is the share waist of time bcoz, our road network is pathetic 2accomodate the manda mandas ku village.
Bloggers ku village takwaba umusebo u uwa kuya ku gravyad only pipo can pas in those roads mwandi
This whole idea of expensive mandamandas is misplaced. If ZRAonfirmed the cost of them was $9300 can someone tell us where the difference is! Can some lock-up Masebo and teta until they come to their senses. #1 hire out some mandamandas? They claim they were meant for the poor therefore not for business!
These guys why not buy 100 ambulances that can carry both the dead and the sick?
Bwana Minister Teta, which one of these would you help immediately?You are driving down from Ndola to Livingstone and you find an accident that just happened, there are people lying on the ground, 4 are seriously injured and 1 died on the spot. Who would you rush to the nearest medical centre? Of course the injured and leave the dead for now because he is of no use to society rather save the injured as they have a chance to live and contribute. Then you can comeback for the dead and deliver that body to BID. Its so simple “Prevention is better than cure” and cheaper too!
Masebo and teta know the truth and some big fish was involved in this whole issue, that’s why they are being economical with the truth. Can someone tell me how MMD finances its campaigns? From well wishers? I dont know who can wish MMD well! From one fundraising dinner and some hotel? Where do they get their money?
Do these political parties get to submit annual account ? Who gets to audit their finances! Some solutions to the many unsolved corruption scandals can found in an independent and comprehensive forensic audit of MMD!
ba LT wat abt the ZNBC AUDIT REPORT NOT THIS NEWS YOU ARE GIVING US!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
A showdown is looming between police and street vendors.
This follows revelations by Local Government and Housing Minister Benny Tetamashimba that vendors will finally be removed from the streets.
In an interview with MUVI TV News in Lusaka Mr. Tetamashimba revealed that he has since paid two billion kwacha to the ministry of home Affairs for the exercise to commence…. muvitv.com
Then let Masebo go in. She stole the %2 million.
This is a clear case to sort out unless something is being hidden to protect the culprits. Its really very shameful that someone charged with a responsibility of handling public affairs can swindle US$19,700 x 100 = US$1,970,000 (ZMK10,244,000,000). May be Teta has a point to prove this time. Let us give a benefit of doubt. One of them is involved either Masebo or Director Zulu. The GRZ should get to the bottom of this matter. Even the catic trucks for keep Zambia Clean Campaign and the Aligator Boats from RSA. Landed costs should be verified with ZRA at entry points. We have had enough where GRZ employees have bin lining their pockets.
this government wants us dead
Martial law should apply.Criminals have hijacked the nation.Where are our Armed Forces?
Mangani could be right.Why not then distribute the vehicles rather than let them gather dust.Better still why not convert 50 of them into AMBULANCES and the others remain the same as hearses.Dont you think this would be a well balanced diet?
Came what may we wont know the truth,all we can do is wait for the mandamandas to came and carry us
Mangani is right, Teta should distribute them, what the hell is he waiting for?
Tate is the only clean man in MMD
no beef but this man looks like a ka doli l had when i was growing up
But why can`t Mangani himself serve as an example by dying as a matyr for MMD and then his body be taken to chunga or chingwere cemetry in a manda manda and maybe banakateka to be treated in a ka mobil clinic in shangombo for chifine ,after all leaders should lead by example according to the environmental science we leant in grade one.Now that could be interesting
iam a liitle bit confused,just who mooted the whole idea of buying the same manda-mandas.was it a one man idea or it was like presented to parliament or cabinet.the argument of saying even before the council used to provide manda-mandas should not be used as a scape goat because then kaunda used to stock hospitals and clinics with sufficient drugs. so the provision of manda-mandas was just an extension of service delivery.here we are today the hospitals and clinics are empty and you go buy that crap.and believe me those vehicles are imitations to japanese land cruisers but there quality is inferior with the demand in service they will be exposed to they wont last.ask people who bought vans from TOP MOTORS on panganani road only last year what they have now “shells.” so this deal all…
Its like marrying a woman but taulechita ntwenu!!
We have been having governments that do not care! They only think of how best they should waste resources. It is a pity!
According to Mr. Mangani, the Zambia Revenue Authority (ZRA) confirmed that the vehicles were declared to have been bought at US$9,300.
ZANIS
THE ZNBC AUDIT – PAY AND IT SHALL BE STOLEN!
THE K6BILLION SCAM!
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hen workers of ZNBC saw the multi-billion kwacha complex, housing offices and residence being built and owned by their Director General Joseph Salasini, they suspected that their money and that of the citizen had been stolen!
To ZNBC workers the complex built on Haille Selasie Road opposite the Swedish Embassy in Lusaka, represented the impunity of thieving civil servants accumulating expensive and luxurious assets without fear of the law, without regard to the suffering lot, without due consideration to the institutions that gave them the opportunity to work there.
What was the content of the audit report?
THE FINDINGS
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he report was adverse on the Board, on Salasini and his management.
The report revealed that ZNBC had incurred losses of K1, 821,145,000.00 in 2006 and the losses had escalated to K5, 072,962,000.00 in 2007 and an undisclosed huge amount in 2008!
The report also stated that the 74 management staff receive 43% of the total income of the payroll while the rest of the 343 unionised workers share the 57% crumbs!
THE BOARD
The Board is chaired by Augustine Seyuba. Seyuba is PR expert with an illustrious 30 year career in the corporate world. The others on the Board are Emmanuel Nyirenda (PS Min of Info), Sr Rose Nyondo, Elias Mpondela, Joseph Chileshe, David Chimpinde and Bertha Lishomwa.
The report was however appears not to be kind to Seyuba’s Board.
The report states that the ZNBC Board’s mandate expired in September 2005, contrary to the provisions of the ZNBC Act of 2002. There was is no evidence to show that Members of the Board had their tenure renewed and to date these Directors continue to hold office illegally and have received allowances without break since 2005.
Although this is not the fault of the Board, this development is attributed to a legal case where media associations took the Minister of information to court to compel the minister to take names of Board Members selected through a transparent process under the new Act. The case ended in May 2007 and no discernible attempts have been made to regularise this serious anomaly.
#10,11 Maestro- How are you doing my man?Of late I’ve taken to liking you,you are making a lot of sense.
We need to work together so we can move our forsaken country Zambia from the doldrums.We need and require the same effort as was the case in driving out the British imperialists from our motherland.Zambia is in need of a total shift,a revolution,a new order to shake and move the dormant nation forward.
Stay blessed!!
I thought as if one Manda Manda will carry, say ten coffins but lo. What I saw is that it can only carry one; I do not know what method they will be using when going to bury. I understand its not one person who is buried per day it will mean many trips to the grave more tier to the Manda Manda and more fuel. I have seen a big Manda manda in mufulira Its big enough to carry eight to ten coffins plus mourners and this really helps the mourners. Our government is not serious.
47 Mulenga — Newcastle greetings. Following your “Maestro- How are you doing my man?Of late I’ve taken to liking you,you are making a lot of sense“, I am glad to note that you have come to senses and known the reality. I am always constant and consistent and will not be intimidated at any one time.
Like I wrote many times before, I do not hate anyone, not even a dog or Nzinini (a house fly).
Thus, let us move on together in oneness as One Zambia, one Nation.
Have a nice day.
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Deut 1:17 Ye shall not respect persons in judgment; [but] ye shall hear the small as well as the great; ye shall not be afraid of the face of man; for the judgment [is] God’s: and the cause that is too hard for you, bring [it] unto me, and I will hear it
BA MOZE is this sister Nyondo the same one who was talking moral issues regarding the controversial fotoz?
#49 supergirl, Yes it is. Can you imagine!
SITTING AND QUARTERLY ALLOWANCES
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he report notes cases where the Board received irregular sitting and quarterly allowances. In one case the Board received arrears of up-to K104million when the Minister through a minute dated 12th November 2008, approved an upward adjustment. This followed a request by the Board to increase its sitting and quarterly allowances. The payment to the Board Members was backdated to 1st July 2008.
For unknown reason, the Director of Finance, who is a key player to the institution’s payments, was incorporated in the Board and was made eligible to receive sitting and quarterly allowances contrary to the ZNBC Act.
Ba Moze mulishani? Where have you been? I was moving from JHB to CPT and just trying to settle in now. It looks like GRZ if full of zombies mwe
Although the Board is empowered under the act to appoint persons to sit on any sub-committee so created, it is irregular that this inclusion on the board appeared permanent as the Director of Finance was ‘‘to assist with information on the financial status of the Corporation’’
Over a period of two years, the Board held over 44 meetings and were paid allowances totalling of K384, 300,000.00.
Boards are expected to meet quarterly to review performance and adopt management reports, translating to at-least four times a year. The ZNBC Board held 22 meetings a year! Unless there are compelling circumstances that would justify the Board or its created sub-committees, to meet in special circumstances but 44 Board meetings appear excess.
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The report also states that ZNBC has not produced annual financial reports for the last three years as required by the Act.
THE DIRECTOR GENERAL AND MANAGEMENT
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NBC has a debt burden of over K46 billion.
ZNBC derives its major income from advertising and other commercial incomes accounting for 75%, T.V licence collect accounts for 15% and the residue amounts comes from its 49% investment in Multi-Choice Zambia. The Board increased its shareholding in Multi-choice (Z) Limited from 19% to 49%.
Am at a loss on how much these hearses were ? and can somebody confirm that Teta could not put a stop on the payment ,since he was in office ,surely he waited just to start talking after this serious loss he must be investigated also may be he was left out of the share.
Ka’doyo, am ok mwana. Hope you are too. I was out of the office boyi. Hope you like your new place. Zed?, well, whats new here. Fimo fine fye.
ba sister bu kabolala elo and good morals, hypocrit. recieving money she knows she doesnt deserve.
Mr. Mangani bu color bwenu. Whats this?
The audit report also criticised ZNBC’s ‘barter system’. The corporation has 55 clients owing ZNBC a total of over K5.2 billion. In exchange of air time, the institution is expected to receive goods and services. There exist no controls to monitor what is collected and who collects what from the 55 clients.
The report also cited special ‘partnerships’ that Salasini has introduced. For example, Zambia Amateur Athletics Association (ZAAA) ran by Board Member Elias Mphondela, has partnered with ZNBC over the promotion of its project Inter Company Relay (ICR) since 2002.
In 2007, instead of paying K173, 489,674.08 ICR only paid K87, 799,329.70.
In 2009, the ICR would pay ZNBC a sum of K120, 000,000.00 instead of the total cost of air-time worth K383, 489,674.08!
The Corporation has been running adverts since May 2009 for the event taking place on 27th June 2009!
ZNBC has failed to give such amount of air-time to public interest programs or government programs.
Inter Company Relay (ICR) rents office spaces from Salasini’s property on Haille Selase Road!
ZNBC’s own Sales Agency guidelines, an agent are expected to pay a commission between 15-18%. However the report notes that these guidelines have been disregarded with impunity. An example is ‘’Your Health Matters’’ a Ministry of Health (SIDA) an agent is paid for repeated and all future sale. So far the agent has received K425, 805,826-00 as at March 2009.
Clearly this is a government program requiring no middle men and ZNBC has been deprived of almost half a billion kwacha of revenue of legitimate income.
In 2006, the Corporation paid an agent D&C Saatch and Saatch (Mwanawasa’s Former Chief Analyst and for Press and Public Relation David Kombe owns the company) was paid K382, 486,238.00 relating to the 2006 General Elections.
The commission was paid on the basis of sourcing business from Electoral Commission of Zambia (ECZ).
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n last year’s presidential election, ECZ engaged LOCATION CHALLENGE as its media agent. LOCATION CHALLENGE entered into a contract with ZNBC to air adverts and programs worth K970, 384,121.03. However ZNBC paid LOCATION CHALLENGE a sum of K150, 576,846.37 for sourcing business! Further Location Challenge withheld K97, 000,000.00 of the contract value in unknown circumstances.
Other government programs brought through agencies are Ministry of Education, ‘’Educating Our Future’’ – Window Images Media in Development, Central Statics Office (CSO) ‘’Economic Census’’- Digicom Media Consultants.
ZNBC is an obvious medium of government communications and programs and as a national broadcaster, such business from Ministry of Health, ECZ and other government institutions…
Further the reports notes that there was no evidence to show that ZNBC has made any effort to deal with these institutions directly.
The report also noted that ZNBC runs credit facilities without instituting a Debtors Management Policy. To this effect, the corporation is owed over K12billion in this arrangement and K4.7billion was deemed bad debt.
The report also cited fraud in the manner amounts of K438million relating to 35 clients, have been irregularly written off.
The report also cites an amount of K787, 867,390.88 relating to 46 clients which has been misappropriated or stolen! This amount was collected in January 2005, through a Journal Voucher (JV) 6666. The narration in the electronic journal shows that 46 clients with credit balances were debited. An inspection revealed that…
DEBTS, ALLOWANCES and EMOLUMENTS.
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he Corporation owe local creditors an amount of K1, 549,712,637.06 and foreign creditors K8, 018,886,000.00.
Further the corporation owe ZRA K32, 058,193,908.00 (K32 billion) in statutory contributions, NAPSA is owed K1, 847,514,000.00 as at 31st March 2009.
According to Conditions of Service, all Unionised employees who are not accommodated by the Corporation are entitled to Housing Allowance at 100% net of their basic salary.
Unionised employees have been receiving between K400, 000.00 and K800, 000.00. However management pays itself Housing allowance in excess of 154% of their basic salary.
The report also show serious disparities between Management and Unionised employees in allowances paid such as Utility, Commuted, and other allowances.
The report also cites the case of the irregular salary progression of Salasini’s salary. In a period of three years, Salasini’s salary has enjoyed a progression of 72% compared to his predecessor’s. Duncan Mbazima’s salary progressed 17.8% in a period of three years and Eddie Mupeso 48.1%.
The report also notes that management revised the value of salary notches for contract staff (mostly top management) between 239% and 294% effective October 2007.
The report also cites a strange case where the Secretary (Grade 6) to the Director Marketing (Grade 8) has an annual basic salary of K37, 220,000.00 while the Marketing Manager…
The report also states that tax on gratuity for Directors amounting K680, 169,201.00 accruing between 2005 and 2008 was evaded!
Management contends that tax for its staff relating to pensions and benefits is picked up by the Corporation!
The report refers this to be a criminal act as it amounts to tax evasion. Contrary to tax regulations, management was computing tax on retirement packages and gratuity using PAYE contrary to requirements of Terminal rates. To this effect, a colossal amount of K7, 229,870, 494.59 (K7.2 billion) has been written off between the period of April 2003-March 2009!
OLD MAN THINK TWICE
Management contends that it had paid K9.8 billion to 71 workers who had retired and the total amount of tax written off was only K1, 013,381,014.85!
The audit also castigated management for failing to run a pension scheme contrary to conditions of service for its workers, and that it relies on operational funds to pay retirement packages and monthly pension salaries.
The report also cites irregularities on payments to management on various issues relating utility bills, purchase of ‘talk-time’ for 27 management staff.
DISPOSSAL OF ASSETS
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he report further noted management disposed the corporation’s asset in an irregular manner. An example is given where the disposed-off six (6) motor vehicles by public tender. However the ‘’successful bidders’’ were given offer were given offer letters twelve (12) days before tender closed and the said vehicles were sold below reserve prices.
The report also points out where personal to holder vehicles of higher value were sold below valuation price. A case of the Director of Technical Services was sold a vehicle bought in 2006 for K87,435,000.00 was sold at K14,579,786.25 as opposed to the value of K32,788,125.00.
The report cites an old case in the year 2001 when Salasini was accused of ‘faking robberies’.
The Corporation bought two vehicles AAX 6156, and AAX 6155, Toyota Coronas. The vehicles were insured at a cost of K30million.
On 12th January 2003, the Director of Marketing (Joseph Salasini) reported that his personal to holder vehicle AAX 6256 was stolen at gun point in Woodlands around 20hours.
Barely three months later another vehicle AAX 6155 was reported stolen. Salasini stated that the vehicle was stolen from his house around 03:30hrs on 31st March 2009. Later it was learnt that the white book for the said vehicle was stolen a day before the car was stolen! An internal memorandum dated 4th April 2003 bares this strange occurrence!
The audit report concluded that ZNBC has very poor internal audit structure, lacks accounting and procedures manual, and lacks registers for fuel,…
Following news about the UPND to have 4 vice presidents, people, more so MMD GRZ, are just worried about the UPND campaign in all parts of Zambia following this strategic expansion.
To those who were worried about honourable PF self-appointed leader Sata MC (Grade 2/6, unknown)’s comment on the UPND’s 4 vice presidents, the brother has welcomed this move. I will thus release the data below as expressed in the Zambia Daily Mail.
Thus, let us move on together in oneness as One Zambia, one Nation.
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Deut 1:17 Ye shall not respect persons in judgment; [but] ye shall hear the small as well as the great; ye shall not be afraid of the face of man; for the judgment [is] God’s: and the cause that is too hard for you, bring [it] unto me, and I will hear it
CONCLUSION
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NBC occupies a special place in the continued quest for Zambia to democratise and join the free world.
ZNBC also has a heavy burden of promoting responsible and fair coverage of public issues. However ZNBC has failed in this mandate and The Post has assumed the role of agenda setting leaving ZNBC and the other government owned media organisations trailing in tow.
ZNBC is expected to transform into a public broadcaster. It is strange that ZNBC is operating under the ZNBC Act of 2002, which guarantees it revenue from the public but its managers at Ministry of information refuses, it to be accountable, transparent and relevant to the public needs of its citizens. The scale of financial abuse is alarming that institutions that are preoccupied with exposing society’s vice…
Teta said he does not know where they are ….
The officials at ministry of information led by Ronnie Shikapwasha are expected to correct the rot and not help cover it. Already workers at Zambia Daily Mail are also crying to ascertain how the company was allowed to buy a printing press worth over K13.8billion when the going price for a good printing press is USD400,000.00(K2billion) from Taiwan or USD800,000.00 (K4billion) Germany.
The Post has one of the best printing press and was only procured for about USD400, 000.00 (K2billion).
It is therefore strange that the Zambia Daily Mail has chosen to pay for USD3million for a printing press! The Board went to Botswana to see firsthand the equipment they wish to buy for Daily Mail. A local agent of Hong HUA Machinery of Taiwan won the tender and will supply a NEWSWEB Printing press…
From Zambia Daily Mail, the following was reported:
“On Tuesday, Mr Sata said in an interview that the four UPND vice-presidents have occupied voluntary positions as they will not be paid any money. Mr Sata said the UPND increased the number of vice-presidents in order to have vast experience and cover various parts of the country.”
This is what intelligent people would argue out instead of rumbling. Surely, PF cadres will find this unusual, but since they are used to commands I am sure they will take it nicely.
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Deut 1:17 Ye shall not respect persons in judgment; [but] ye shall hear the small as well as the great; ye shall not be afraid of the face of man; for the judgment [is] God’s: and the cause that is too hard for you, bring [it] unto me, and I will…
““In political parties, when you have few leaders, it is difficult to cover the whole country to explain the way Government is performing,” he [Sata MC (Grade 2/6), unknown] said.” Hence, the POST’s “On President Banda’s statement that UPND president Hakainde Hichilema would be swallowed by the ‘snake’, Sata said Hichilema was very much assured and that he should not be misguided by Presidents Banda’s ill attempts against the PF/UPND pact.” will keep honourable Sata focussed in the PACT settlement.
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Deut 1:17 Ye shall not respect persons in judgment; [but] ye shall hear the small as well as the great; ye shall not be afraid of the face of man; for the judgment [is] God’s: and the cause that is too hard for you, bring [it] unto me, and I…
According to Daily Mail, some PF rebel MP, I believe, commented ““The UPND has endorsed Hakainde Hichilema as their sole candidate and now they have four vice-presidents. Are they saying that Mr Sata will be a vice-president also?” he [Mr Bahati MP Besa Chimbaka] said.” This issue is not a problem at all and it would be great for Mr PF self-appointed leader MC Sata (Grade 2/6) to be finally appointed by someone else or be elected at the upcming UPND convention as one of the UPND vice presidents.
Stay blessed.
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Deut 1:17 Ye shall not respect persons in judgment; [but] ye shall hear the small as well as the great; ye shall not be afraid of the face of man; for the judgment [is] God’s: and the cause that is too hard for you, bring [it] unto me, and I will…
73 Ba Moze, ati how? Data iyo niyamwela. I really wonder what Minister of Information and Broadcasting Ronnie Shikapwasha is doing with the ZNBC Audit Report. I wil wait upon his comments as I am still waiting for the Dora Siliya Saga Tribunal Report comments from President RB Banda.
I hope the dual’s comments will come out before 2011 tripartite elections.
Have a blessed day, for I blog mostly in the night now but today is special as a Sabbath Day. Later.
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Deut 1:17 Ye shall not respect persons in judgment; [but] ye shall hear the small as well as the great; ye shall not be afraid of the face of man; for the judgment [is] God’s: and the cause that is too hard for you, bring [it] unto me, and I will hear it
Teta is right for once this time. Masebo is hiding behind the fact that $29,000 per Chinese Mandamanda was sanctioned by ZNTB, but cannot tell us whether she believes that was the correct price. She has admitted that she struck the deal at $29,000, the question is “Can those nameless vehicles land into Zambia, without taxes being paid at $29,000?” Someone chewed the money, certainly not Teta!!!
Ba Moze! Welcome back. Missed you so much.
Ba Free Market Economist, what a cheap proposal you have made over the hearses. It’s not the matter of a money making machine but a service to the vulnerable Zambians you want to get rid off. Those are not Limousines by the way and you eyeing DRC, Angola as some countries you want to take those “coffins” as a business venture is totally undigested thought on your part, ala bane be reasonable and not Mumbwa-Mumbwa chabe. Ba Shikapwasha it’s not just a matter of Teta to sit and talk with Mama Masebo, it’s a matter of the Zambians knowing what transpired on the purchase of the hearses and hopefully in good faith and no corruption practices behind. Let Tata speak, Masebo answer to the Zambians. Peace.
Ba Moze you seem to know much of the happenings there in Zambia. What is your occupation? Some of the stories from your statements REAL surprise me << Old Munali boy
We do not need these hearses. Government should instead accept and apologise that the whole idea to acquire them was misplaced. We should then sell the hearses at an auction. Meanwhile investigations into how the hearses were procured should be expedited and whoever wittingly benefited from the ‘cut’ should be brought to account.
Fellow bloggers, these manda mandas cost us $9300 each, but the $29000 each deal is between the supplier here (Top Motors) and the MMD and not Silvia Masebo. These MMD guys know how to steal money from us (tax payers). In short this government is trying to divert attention from the dora siliya saga, otherwise RB hinself knows everything about this hearses deal. fulu stopu!!!!!!!!!!!
iwe Mangani!!whys shud u be rejoicing over ur govt’s failure?teta and his chaps have failed…am sure Kapoko has a hand in that since he was already there!!the hearses shud have costed US$9,000 chabe but now…it was inflated!!
It is very sad that the MMD government has continued to defalcate public funds through dubious transactions when the country is reeling with severe distress from hunger, poverty and disease.
#73, Ba Moze, I remember very well how an official from Zambia Daily Mail struggled to stop this Emmanuel Nyirenda (PS Min. of Information) from buying a printing press at K13.8 billion. Nyirenda benefited from this huge amount.
Why declare the $9300.00 to ZRA (According to records in my possesion) for each hearse at the boader and then pay Top Motors $ $29,000.00 ? Something really stinks..
mangani should not even go to the mdia to talk about the hearses…why not just call tete to his office and sort it out…always washing dirty linen in public…..politicians have gone to the dogs.
I tell you bloggers, Teta does not even want to touch these manda mandas. He is a very dull minister ever seen. As for the manda manda, the damage has already been made, though cheaper (assuming they were bought at $9000), but the maintenainace will be very high. If the gvt cant even repair the Toyotas witth the availability of the spares, w hat more of those Jeep like manda mandas. Misplaced prioprities from our leaders for sure.
I was hoping someone would respond to my #7 posting queries, but thus far no response has come through.
I make known my real impression on “Mr. Mangani said since the hearses are already in the country, it was important to distribute them regardless of who ordered them“. My recommendation is that let GRZ start up funeral services companies in all 9 provincial Headquarters, with 8 having 10 Hearses each while Lusaka should be given 20 Hearses. This way maintaining the Hearses will be manageable.
Later.
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Deut 1:17 Ye shall not respect persons in judgment; [but] ye shall hear the small as well as the great; ye shall not be afraid of the face of man; for the judgment [is] God’s: and the cause that is too hard for you, bring [it] unto me, and I will hear it
94 continued.
We as Zambia had UBZ and other GRZ run companies and so we can use the former President Kenneth Kaunda model of having National companies to utilise the Hearses effectively. The business charges can be lowered to allow all Zambians in provincial headquarters have an equal chance of affording to book these Hearses when calamity visits them. As such, money for repairing the Hearses will be available as opposed to milking the badly funded Ministry of Local Government and Housing.
Be blessed all.
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Deut 1:17 Ye shall not respect persons in judgment; [but] ye shall hear the small as well as the great; ye shall not be afraid of the face of man; for the judgment [is] God’s: and the cause that is too hard for you, bring [it] unto me, and I will hear it
# 94. Maestro Hikucincha( bushe lishina nangu ninsele?).
GRZ failed to run public transport through UBZ due to diverse reasons including gross mismanagement, rampant theft and outright inertia. It is expecting too much for anybody to think that government can run funeral transport services efficiently this time around. Consequently, it behooves government to just auction these hearses.
Dont we have anything important other than wasting productive time talking about hearses its a shame We are in need of better school infrastracture, hosiptals, roads and many other thing Already the police are complaing over salaries which have been cut over K500 000 how much do a police officer get nurses situation is still in limbo And yet Teta can wast his time fight masebo in the press Iwe chi Teta get up and clean the town
These are part of evidence unless Mangani wants to get rid of evidence.
The MMD is the worst thing that has ever happened to this god forsaken country.
Corruption is the order of the day. no wonder civil servants are getting creative with public money. Its a real sangwapo. Kwati nifilya baleakana inama mumishi….
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How long will monkeys continue to show disgust on our behalf?
Masebo is not answering questions from Teta. Let Masebo tell us at what price the manda mandas were purchased. Its now clear that she pocketed the money coz she has failed to put across a sunstantial explanation. MAYO BAMOSEBO TWEBENI IFYO MUSHILE abo ba mand-manda. How much…is it $9300 or $29 000. Plesase answer.
Someone said, “kawalala aziba kawalala munzakhe. (a thief knows another fellow thief)”. I hope this is not the case over these Hearses. As for these irregularities we as Zambians are taking note of now (2009), president HH, leader of the UPND-PF PACT, has been campaigning about the Zambia having enough money to send children to school under Free-education and also pay public workers sensible salaries. However, many ill-informed people asked where is HH going to get the money from. The AG Audits show it now.
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Deut 1:17 Ye shall not respect persons in judgment; [but] ye shall hear the small as well as the great; ye shall not be afraid of the face of man; for the judgment [is] God’s: and the cause that is too hard for you, bring [it] unto me, and I will hear it
Is this hearse program new? We had this program before. It died out and we don’t even know were fimandamanda vehicles went. What has changed this time around to excite some people that this will do miracles? Govt run companies like Supa Baking Company (profit making) died, UBZ (profit making) died, ZamCabs (profit making) died, Dairy Produce, Cold Storage, Zambia Airways, Zambia Railways, ZCCM, Mpelembe Secondary School, Nedcoz, all these produced profit and died. What about a free service like hearses? Coupled with Mobile Hospitals. Are you kidding? If they can fail to pay the people to man these mobile hospitals, how will the run these vehicles? With Zim Doctors and Nurses? These are failed ventures before they even start.