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ACC refutes media reports that Silvia Masebo tore the ACC report on ZAWA

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Tourism Minister Silvia Masebo
Tourism Minister Silvia Masebo eith ZAWA officers

The Anti-Corruption Commission has described an article which was published by one of Zambia’s online publications the Zambian Watchdog on 26th February, 2013 titled “Masebo Tears ACC Report on Cancellation of Safari Hunting” is false.

In a press statement released to the media and signed by the Acting Spokesperson , Queen Chibwe, the Commission stated that the investigations into alleged corrupt practices at the Zambia Wildlife Authority (ZAWA) in the manner the tender for Safari Hunting Licences was processed are still on-going and the Commission has not submitted any report to the Minister of Tourism and Arts Honorable Sylvia Masebo, or to any other person or authority.

“In view of the above, the story attributed to claimed ACC sources is not only malicious but a total fabrication intended to deceive the public, ” concluded the statement.

Meanwhile, Chieftainess Chiawa of the Goba speaking people in Kafue district has appealed to government direct Zambia Wildlife Authority (ZAWA) to intensify patrols in her chiefdom to control the number of animals that are allegedly on the ‘loose’.

Chieftainess Chiawa says elephants, hippos and crocodiles are terrorizing the innocent people in her chiefdom by either killing them or eating up their crops such as cassava, maize, millet and sweet potatoes grown in their fields.

Speaking with ZANIS in an interview in Lusaka today, the traditional leader expressed worry that the number of people in her area will be wiped out in the near future hence the need for ZAWA to became proactive and crop the mammals and reptiles in the Lower Zambezi National Park and Zambezi River in her area.

The traditional leader further lamented that some villagers have shifted from their fields for fear of being attacked and killed by the said wild animals.

Chieftainess Chiawa said government should find a lasting solution to the animal/human conflict that has been going on for sometime now.

She cited that a man of Mungwerumeno was a fortnight ago trampled to death by a lonely elephant and this is not the first time that a mammal has terrorized her subjects in her chiefdom.

“I’m calling on ZAWA to intensify patrols to protect my subjects from being terrorized unnecessarily but the ZAWA Scout officers were not doing so,” Chieftainess Chiawa lamented.

She disclosed that she had had an audience with both government and ZAWA officials over the matter but seemed the authorities were taking long to address the matter.

Efforts to get a comment from ZAWA authorities proved futile by press time.

ZANIS

19 COMMENTS

  1. Typical of ZWD ! The chaps tries by all means to discredit the government even where credit is due.Bitterness is a bad disease.

    • I still Trust the Watchdog. They are the only ones who are Fair and Fearless. The PAST Newspaper no longer digs deeper, nor can it be trusted. Lusaka times is also very good. There are many stories that the Watchdog have published which the PF and its stooges have failed to refute. Masebo is dangerous and should be stopped for her own good. She was a good minister in Mwanawasa adminstration but her association with Malupenga and Sata has made her a to be very vindictive and angry. She needs to calm down and concentrate on her work.

    • @masala my professor used to say “RAISE AN ISSUE” you know why I remember because he gave us the freedom to say and target those who aren’t easily to target and speak out what we think over something we head,read,observed, Zambian watch dog is doing a great job those who are willing to be critical, reasonable,reflective they know the value of ZWD .

  2. What credit does this govt deserve u useful *****? or u are useful innocent? this govt has failed lamentably and does not desrve any positive mention

  3. Ha ha ha ha develop. What again, develop, by who. Eeh eeh ph or sorry hh or sorry pf am pf drunkards.

  4. The WatchImbwa is a very useless and childish website. The guys are bitter and frustrated that Sata is president and not HH. Shame on the watchimbwa.

    Peace and prosperity to Mother Zambia.

  5. Its a matter of time before these PF minister THUGS are squeezed by Zambians, Masebo wont survive Zambians anger for her corruption & prostitution with her greedy adulterous evil man Injustice Minister Kabimba

    This is how the MMD did, they used the former ACC Director General to tell a lie that they were not investigating the Electoral Commission staff

    Knowing this PETTY & evil PF prostitute Masebo, she just directed this useless ACC Acting Spokesperson, Queen Chibwe, she may even be a relative who was just woken up from her sleep to read a prepared statement

    What this useless ACC Spokesperson, Queen Chibwe should know is that, Zambians are not happy with what this corrupt PF govt is doing

    Cheat yourselves if u want! It wont help! The reality is Zambians are not happy

  6. So the ACC wrote another report? And I wonder why ACC are ones responding and not Sexology Masebo, she the one accused of everything and you ACC defending her ass?

  7. The ACC has been fully embedded as part of the PF notorious anti-human scum. It is no wonder some notable ACC officials are now harping on chorus edited by their PF masters voices. It is high time some Civil Servants and para-Civil servants learnt to keep their mouths shut to earn them some honourable livelihood in the near future. This same advice can also be extended to members of the Police Service.

  8. She tore a report?? Has she started going out with Kaingu already??? OOOOOOhhhh Masebo, not Kainguz way of doing things madam… lol

  9. Tu ZAWA officers in the picture ukoonda! Thez chaps have all the meat at their disposal but moneni… kikikikikikikikikikikiiiii!!!!!!!

  10. It must be true that Masebo tore the report. ZWD was told by an insider. In any case why has ACC taken several days to refute the story? A useless attempt I must say.

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