In a remarkable display of bravery and selflessness, Mephrine Moonga, a recent Bachelor of Science graduate from Eden University, has been awarded employment in the Civil Service for her heroic actions in saving the life of former Chipolopolo captain Rainford Kalaba.
The Civil Service Commission, led by Chairperson Dr. Choolwe Beyani, extended this employment opportunity to Moonga as a testament to her courageous act of performing Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR) on Kalaba following a road accident. Dr. Beyani emphasized that Moonga’s appointment was not based on Kalaba’s fame but on her dedication to duty under challenging circumstances.
Speaking upon receiving the letter of employment, Moonga expressed gratitude to the Civil Service Commission and President Hakainde Hichilema for recognizing her modest contribution. She highlighted the profound impact this opportunity would have on her family, being the first to secure formal employment among her siblings.
Reflecting on the incident, Moonga revealed that she had no prior knowledge of Kalaba’s identity and only discovered his status as a football icon through social media after the event. Her actions, she emphasized, were driven purely by her passion for serving humanity.
Recalling the day of the accident, Moonga narrated how she intervened immediately upon witnessing the distressing scene on Kafue Road. Minutes after a road traffic accident on Kafue Road, Moonga asked the driver on the bus she was traveling on from Lusaka to home in Chikankata to stop so she could help the casualties. At the scene, she noticed the female victim was lifeless but the male was still showing signs of life. Despite her unfamiliarity with Kalaba, she administered CPR for approximately 20 minutes until signs of improvement were evident.
In recognition of her dedication and skills, Moonga has been appointed as a Registered Nurse in Livingstone District, Southern Province, where she will continue her service to the community within the Civil Service.
A heroic way of doing things indeed. Something we should all emulate.
Presidency plays an important role in decision making. Of late civil service jobs have been used to reward or award some people for whatever actions. I hope that we shall develop other more rewards than just employment. An honour of some sort could benefit more people than only job seeker. Apart from jobs, I suggest an award for more people involved to encourage humanity and discourage the animosity we sea where at times people scavenge for material things rather than save lives on accident scenes. I believe there were more heros and heroins in this case than just Moonga.
Yayi Was the Civil Service set up for such awarding? It wasnt so this could just be the opening up of another door by politicians for what we know them for corruption. The civil service is now being used as the launderer for corrupt deeds
Really !!!
There are hunfreds of people doing couragous deeds every day Why single out one only ???
This is not accepable to most
a scandal is still to come out it is rumoured
Point them out so that they can be recommended for such rewards.
Only a person without a human heart will condemn this gesture, I salute you sir, we would have lost the master of football. Our memories are still fresh how Kalaba dribbled the Senegalese to score that beautiful goal in 2012. Well, done young lady!
Only a politician can single out 1 person
and ignore the rest
Whilst this man is wished a speedy recovery and a great football player is he alone in bringing praise to Zambia
Politics at play here for sure
@Tikki
What is COOKING in your mind???
Learn to appreciate things as they happened
very good act to encourage others to do the same. many zambians have the habit of just taking pictures of accident victims without offering the injured any help. God bless you young lady.
Those whose first instict to any RTA is taking photos and videos should learn from this brave girl!
That was a commendable act of selflessness. It brings to my mind the heroic act my baby performed when a friend that gave her a lift from Class at Silverest UNILUS Compas passed out on the steering wheel because her sugar shot up. She had to recall from a previous conversation they had that her family hospital is Medland and she googled the address and begged the hospital personnel to attend to her while they tried to figure out account details. Her friend was attended to and her life saved.
I will forever be proud of her and pray for God’s favor to be upon her.
Angels come in different forms.
Moonga was Kalaba’s angel.
She is a Good Samaritan NOT an Angel
How can you call her a Samaritan yet she is from Zambia? Ala. She is an angel we all know what that means
You are right, bro! She is indeed an angel!
Lesa imipale bonse, Mephrine naimwe bene ba civil service commission
Congratulations to the young nurse. Please, can the Ministry of Health sponsor her for further studies in Emergency care. Fellow Zambians lets appreciate the driver who stopped the bus to allow her to go and attend Mr.Kalaba.
Wow…! May the LORD continue blessing you and your family. Very rare act of humanity!
To all those who come across an accident happening daily and spend the time assisting the victims and possbly saving a life… some of us appreciate your compasion and say thank you
Just a pity some dont reginise your humanitian contribution and only focus on one incident
While I appreciate this gesture, I feel more should have rewarded/awarded. When these people came to the RTA scene, there was a non-Ratsa person stopping and guiding traffic who should be taken on by RATSA for a job well-done to prevent further RTAs on the scene, secondly the driver who stopped to allow the nurse to perform the kiss of life on kalaba should also be given a job as an ambulance driver, then we can say the awards were fairly done. If the driver did not stop as is always the case with other motorists, the kiss of life was not going to be performed and if the other guy did not guide traffic it was going to be another tragedy. BOMA ilanganepo
Thats the problem with one man decisions. All of what you say here needs to be considered. This only happens when a sober committee sits down and refers to memorandums of establishment. Not one emotional reaction drivenby tribal motives.
We thank God for such angels as Ms Moonga, the bus driver too who is a hero as well.
Our nation should recognise them accordingly. This also reminds me of an unrecognised hero Nang’andu Tembo of University of Lusaka who on a particular day given a lift from Silverest campus drove her unconscious friend who went into a diabetic coma and remembered that one day she had mentioned that they actually go to Midlands hospital. Sad to say not even Mildlands hospital recognised such an act of bravery. May God bless these angels.