The Bank of Zambia has with immediate effect appointed Rekha Mhango as Deputy Governor-Administration taking over from Dr. Tukiya Kankasa Mabula who retired on 15 December.
Ms. Mhango is a seasoned human resource practitioner having served in executive capacities at Zambia Telecommunications Company Limited and Ecobank Zambia.
Before this appointment she served in the Human Resource Directorate as Director at the central bank for close to 7 years.
Ms. Mhango holds two bachelors degrees namely of Laws from University of Lusaka and Public Administration from University of Zambia.
She holds a Master of Science in Human Resource Management from National University of Singapore.
Ms. Mhango’s appointment is the second appointment this year at Deputy Governor level after the appointment of Dr. Francis Chipimo as Deputy Governor Operations.
Very good mwe. My former boss ku Ecobank. Great people of Ecobank.
Congratulations Rheka, you are an inspiration to all especially the girl child.
HH had 2 vice-presidents, 1 for Politics and other for Administration…. don’t know what happened to all of them.
It is just inflation of directors at Bank of Zambia.
That picture was submitted for sexual comments, be focused you people.
I don’t comment on NRC pictures, I like to see a lady walk for me to give compliments. You may say how sexxy she is then find out that she is in wheel-chair, and charged for “sex-abuse”.
Whats up with deputy appointments..so Zambian Government has alot of money….all these big money appointments…i see Easteners are enjoying in Bandit President Lungu government..wako ni wako ….notice how any big money appointments goes to an Easterner…Zambia the real Africa
Is she married?
This woman is an HR Director with HR background.
How many deputy governors does the bank have?isnt this a misnomer? Can’t they be called by another title?
Congratulations, Rekha! You will do us proud – as always! Iwe @Barclays, no vundu but we should first reduce PSs and Deputy PSs before we start worrying about Deputy Directors.
Niziwa – Deputy Governors…
Read and comprehend first don’t just be excited that your relative has been promoted. I never said reduce. I said why are they called deputy governors. And I suggested they be called something else. There’s no parallels between my suggestion and the Civil service’s number of PSs.
Iwe @Barclays, I know what you said. I did a double-shot because mazina ya u deputy PS yapakisa na yeve waona. No disrespect na iwe – don’t be thin-skinned. Ni cani!?
OK Kalok you ve been heard. Dzikomo
Congrats my human practitioner at Zambia Telecommunications Company Limited.
Human Resources Practitioner at Zamtel.
CONGRATS
eastern
Eastern yakuti? There’s no Mhango in Eastern. Which tribe?
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Mhango is Eastern…Tumbuka or chewa
There’s no Mhango among Chewas
Phiri, among tumbuka speakers, there are Chewas by origin
Mwe bantu, what does one have to do to get recognized by ba kateka, i am also fully qualified Lusaka Times commenta
Zesco adds KZ’s house on the loadshedding schedule, life can change in a flicker
In Zambia today, you have to be Bemba or Nyanja to be appointed anywhere, even Malawians like Mhango tank way ahead of Tongas!
There’s no tribe called nyanja
is Rekha a zambian name?
Tumbuka name
Rekha isn’t a Tumbuka name. Meaning what?
This name is from Malawi
Generals in Malawi Army once told me that Malawians rule Zambia. I thought it was a joke! When I came to Zambia I came to learn that even one of our former commanders in KK’s time was Malawian!!! There has been many Malawians who hv taken up senior appointments in Zambia and that’s why the Generals were boasting. One former Governor at BOZ was from Malawi! Where is Ceaser Siwale? Mhango is a Malawian name.
Which governor?
There is nothing tangible she has done to deserve such a senior position. Its too much of gender stereotyping and now even people who dont deserve such position are being appointed by sheer luck. No wonder the kwacha is nose diving and under pressure from the dollar. Read again NO serious financial background in banking. You cant turn around things financially with chikwakwa from those humble schools unless one is a magician!
Disaster!!!!
She an administrator not an economist moreover managing the economy is not a one man show just appreciate her
Very sad development in Zambia. All jobs going to two tribes only from a cowntry of 72 tribes. It’s a sham.
That’s her married name, she is Tonga an very hard working!
Easterners all the way, awe sure the country of dogs and the mediocre
She isn’t an Easterner! She’s a Southerner!
@ RudeMonk
Your concerns regarding her financial background may be valid. However, she has spent time at Ecobank and another seven years at BOZ.As regards her qualifications with Bachelor of Laws(LLB) and Bachelor of Human Resource Management respectively,there is nothing sinister about that.Lawyers have proven to have superior monetary understanding as evidenced by the appointment of Christine Largarde,a lawyer, as former IMF Managing Director and currently President of European Central Bank.Another lawyer,Robert Bruce Zoellick,was President of World Bank(2007-2012) and he oversaw the global financial meltdown. The only disappointment was the appointment of Michael Gondwe,a lawyer and former head of PTA bank,as BOZ governor. The effects are still being felt today.
Congratulate and comment on her competency and not her looks, gender and tribe. The latter three don’t matter.
Ngalimbi balipeleshako umo ifintu fimofimo? We must examine these things
I’m just saddened by the levels of tribalism and ignorance from the above comments.
I congratulate Rekha Chifuwe-Mhango!! I was at UNZA at the same time with her. She was a year behind me. And I know that she is Tonga. Mhango is her husband’s name.
Thanks Mandingo for shaming some of these Neanderthal tribal monsters who’re seemingly akin to go as far as to search one’s private parts just to find out their tribe. Ala we’re in the age of intermarriages mwebashetani mwe!
Matters less cos it’s one and the same thing: eastern marital tribal connection!
She ‘services’ an easterner to get appointed!
Besides my earlier post,
It’s in fact double tribal tendencies:
eastern and southern connections – Denny her boss is her Tonga ‘brother’!
May she(Mhango) bring integrity and accountability.To a lost and drifting banking system.Peter Carlos Hinds.
It was former prime minister of Barbados Tom Adams that said.”There are lies,dam lies,and statistics”.Peter Carlos Hinds.
This is quote is by Benjamin Disraeli, popularised by Mark Twain
#18 Mandingo, be careful what you say, trible HH will not like to hear that she agreed to be married to an easterner, remember the unpalatable language he used in 2016 against ECZ chair Esau Chulu just for being a nsenga an easterner? Trible HH hates them with a passion, but now that he wants their votes desperately just look at his false smile modified straight from a fake news picture.
As for Rekha, congratulations lady, you appear to be all beauty and brains.
Mathematics might frame a bank.But it is prosperity that paints the picture.Peter Carlos Hinds.
Congratulations to Rekha for the appointment. Go girl child and good for tribal balancing. She is very much Tonga, well qualified, married to an Easterner hence the Mhango name; Intermarriage rocks. For those who may be struggling with origin of names, Mhango is very much of Eastern Zambia origin, just as Mtonga or Mhone etc are.
Guys is Rekha is Tonga married to Mr Mhango. Why talk about tribe all the time do your research before posting.
I would have loved to see the Job description for this position to make a meaningful contribution. However, let me congratulate her for this appointment. Its a role that every qualified professional would be looking to. Am not very thrilled at the qualifications and experience considering the institution and the office. i was looking at the qualification of office bearers in Rwanda. Such would not stand a chance. i was expecting a Zambian who has worked at the high level in international organisations to bring on board international experience. However, its a victory to gender and women movement. Congratulations once again.
Like the boz Governor she is originally Tonga and through intermarriage married her Tumbuka hubby who is related to the former drinking minister for finance the accountant