Zambian Breweries has provided a 30,000-litre water bowser to the Government taskforce on cholera and Lusaka Water Sewerage Company (LWSC) to help distribute clean safe water and help stop cholera in Lusaka townships.
In response to the recent outbreak of cholera in Lusaka, the water bowser will help in the provision of good quality water in the short and medium term.
The company has also allocated funds to construct water boreholes in the most affected areas that include Matero and Kanyama.
Local Area Member of Parliament and Minister of Commerce, Trade and Industry Hon. Margaret Mwanakatwe thanked Zambian Breweries for taking the step ad said: “When you see Zambian Breweries bringing on board a 30,000-litre water bowser, distributing water all around Lusaka, that’s what I call awesome,” said Mrs Mwanakatwe.
“This shows that the will is there and the pulling of resources is such that we are going to win the fight against cholera,” she added. “We need to issue that our people have clean safe water.”
Mrs Mwanakatwe added: “Zambian Breweries has put forward K2.5 million, of which part of it will be used to sink boreholes around Lusaka. I am happy Bauleni is among those areas that are going to receive the industrial borehole right here in my constituency.”
And Zambian Breweries Country Director Jose Moran during the official ceremony in Bauleni said: “Access to safe water and sanitation facilities is critical to stop the spread of cholera and waterborne diseases. The 30,000-litre water bowser will help many townships in Lusaka to have access to safe clean water.”
The water bowser will be ferrying water from LWSC sites to selected townships in Lusaka.
Zambian Breweries is keen to improve access to potable water, which in turn improves the livelihoods of the people in the townships. With clean water it is easier to observe hygiene and food safety.
Some townships in Lusaka have been relying on shallow wells as a source of drinking water, which is not safe for consumption due to proximity to pit latrines. Because of this, ground water in these places is contaminated and is not suitable for consumption.
“In our efforts to create a better world we continue with our support in improving the lively hood of citizens in the townships. We recently donated over K2.5 million of a wide range of items in support of Government’s efforts to contain the outbreak of cholera,” said Mr Moran.
“Providing the water bowser in this case, will enable the government to distribute clean safe water to the townships without safe clean water.”
Cholera is a serious contagious disease, transmitted by the ingestion of food or water contaminated by the bacterium Vibrio cholerae, and can kill within hours if left untreated.
As government is coming up with long-term solutions, Zambian Breweries is making sure it helps save lives from cholera and any other water borne diseases. Water is a very important, we cannot do without it in our homes and daily lives.
Hence, Zambian Breweries has pledged its support in helping stop the spread of cholera with its donation of over K2.5 million of a wide range of items to support Government’s efforts to contain the outbreak of cholera.
K1 million was spent on cleaning materials, clinical equipment, office furniture and assorted nutritional and carbonated soft drinks. The balance of K1.5 million went towards constructing water boreholes in two townships of Lusaka.
That is well thinking Zambia breweries. Our government can not affor basic needs for the population. Only waiting for foreign organization to pump some money.
Results of unplanned settlements. All thus is dye to land corruption from way back. Now pf has to suffer this turbulence as if they are the ones who created these slums. Keep those tanks for now while planning to demolish those slums and resettle those people in upgraded townships. You can’t have such areas in what is supposed to be the capital city of Zambia.
Very embarrassing. Those should not be donations. That is what government should have been doing all these 54 years… awe mwe.
True. Zambia Breweries business is not bringing water. That is the Governments job. And Lusaka Water and Sewerage Company. That is why we pay taxes! Oh, I forgot. All our taxes are being stolen and going on Lungus travel allowances!
Come on Zambia Breweries, bring us BEER! THAT is YOUR JOB!
Sinking boreholes again when we are told they are source if the epidemic!
so the whole local goverment cannot afford to supply a 30 000ltr bowser?to these epi centers?when Mr.Sata was appointed to head Local he was proactive he never went to sate house to have a meeting for funding the ministry he ensured he raised resources for the the councils that had no money,amoung other things he did was to build a
Fly over over bridge on the great east Road,
Build Houses in Chilenje and Avondale,
Bought Buses for the council LUDC Buses of which he even acted as a conductor himself just to ensure funds are raised. That what I call Awe some leadership.
please ZB,dont make a mistake one day by puting something else in those plastic tanks.
Their mother company is doing that in Capetown RSA where water is rationed.
This is what help entails NOT blaming one another having caused the cho…. I feel bad to complete the noun. My contribution since I have nothing to physically give is to encourage all to heed the lesson BIKILONI is giving us on TV. To follow the guide lines of the Ministry of Health. In short, stay clean and eat clean and safe foods.
This is embarrassing from ZAMBIA BREWERIES how come just ka 2.5million , thus a drop in the ocean, me i drink beer to that much in a year so why NOT contribute more.