Chipata Municipal Council has run out of receipts for revenue collection in markets.

The situation has hindered the local authority from collecting enough money to be channeled to various social activities in the district.
Town clerk Golden Banda told ZANIS in an interview that this follows the council’s decision not to have receipt books locally printed.

Mr Banda said the local authority decided not to get the receipts printed within Chipata for security reasons as some Council officers were last month suspended for issuing fake receipts.

The six employees were alleged to have printed double receipt books and were not issuing the original council receipts to clients who paid levies.

A survey conducted by ZANIS yesterday found some public toilets closed due to non-availability of receipts which are issued to people who pay to use the toilets.

“The collection of revenue at markets in Chipata has been derailed because of receipt books which have run out and that information did not reach this office on time,” he said.

However, Mr Banda stated that a Lusaka-based company, which won the tender through the local authority Tender Board, would soon print receipt books for the Council.

ZANIS

8 COMMENTS

Nine Chale August 11, 2009 At 4:31 pm

Go digital. This is the computer age, no fuss as long as everything is stored on the microchip.
Mwangala Sianga (PROF) August 11, 2009 At 4:31 pm

Teta evacuated to South Africa
Written by Patson Chilemba
LOCAL government minister Benny Tetamashimba has been evacuated to South Africa for medical treatment. Ministry of Health spokesperson Dr Kamoto Mbewe confirmed that Tetamashimba, who is also MMD spokesperson, was evacuated to South Africa on Sunday.
“He was evacuated on Sunday but was seen on Monday. He is admitted at Milpark Hospital in Johannesburg,” said Dr Mbewe. “However, I cannot disclose his illness. We don’t do that. It’s for investigations.”
Sources in the Ministry of Local Government and Housing disclosed that Tetamashimba had not been well for the last few days and had not even been working.
From the look of things this has been on the cards for long long time…
Engines August 11, 2009 At 4:46 pm

Chipata municipal council!! how can the procedure be more improtant than the objective. 100% of the revenue will be lost because of lack of receipts meanwhile they can collect more than 50% if they just printed recepts in a secure manner because fake receipts would definately be fewer.
Mo taim August 11, 2009 At 7:21 pm

Hope this lack of receipts will not lead to some council officials to collect the money just to go straight into their pockets
Thenji Stevens (Mrs) August 11, 2009 At 7:26 pm

Elyo nomba ni sangwapo… kuli ukwiba niso tambe… ati manje ni marketeers paying for mahala… ni straight mu pocket…
JEFF MWANZA August 12, 2009 At 5:12 am

THE SYSTEM OUGHT TO FLOW SMOOTHLY WITH PROPER MANAGEMENT. i CANT IMAGINE A LOCAL AUTHORITY DENYING ITSELF REVENUE WHEN IT IS MOST NEEDED FOR SUSTAINABILITY. CHIPATA RESIDENTS MAKE SURE YOU DO YOUR BUSINESS IN YOUR BATHROOM BEFORE LIVING HOME. DONT HELP YOURSELVES ON THE STREET OR ELSE THE WHOLE TOWN WILL BE SMELLY. WHAT A SHAME.
Shi Taonga August 12, 2009 At 9:16 am

Who keeps the records of how many receipt books you have at your council ? Someone is not doing their job correctly. How can the entire council run out of receipts and the worse more you decide to deny yourselves of the much needed revenue. Poor management at it’s best at work.
Blue Blood August 12, 2009 At 11:11 am

Some things can only happen in Zambia. This very high level of incompetence is shocking to say the least. Well, it is garbage in, garbage out era.