Auditor General, Anna Chifungula, has urged workers at her office to play an active role in the fight against HIV/AIDS.
Ms Chifungula says there is need for workers and the public to supplement
government’s efforts in preventing the further spread of the HIV/AIDS pandemic in
the country.
The Auditor General said this in Lusaka when she launched the HIV/AIDS workplace
policy for the office of the Auditor General.
She observed that HIV/AIDS has continued to frustrate government’s developmental
efforts by robbing the country of its skilled human resource.
Ms Chifungula noted that all workers should complement government’s efforts of
fighting the pandemic by joining the national crusade as well as ensuring that the
HIV/AIDS workplace policies are implemented.
At the same function, Parliamentary Accounts Committee Chairperson, Charles Milupi,
said the launching of the Auditor General’s HIV/AIDS workplace policy will give the
mandate and impetus to the Auditor General’s office to mainstream HIV/AIDS issues in
its programmes.
Mr Milupi said there is need for the Auditor General’s office to achieve various
strides in mainstreaming HIV/AIDS programmes by ensuring that workers remain
faithful to their partners.
He further commended the Auditor General’s Office for the role it has continued to
play in ensuring that there is transparency and accountability in the utilization of
public resources in government institutions and ministries.
Mr Milupi said the promotion of accountability in the nation will be constrained
without a healthy workforce.
The theme for the Auditor General’s Office HIV/AIDS workplace policy is dubbed
‘Stick to One Partner’.
STATE TO DISCUSS PROPOSED INCREMENT OF MINERAL ROYALTIES WITH MINING FIRMS
PRESIDENT Mwanawasa has invited chief executive officers of mining firms doing business in Zambia to State House for a meeting to discuss the proposed increment of mineral royalties.President Mwanawasa said he had invited the top mining officials to discuss their opposition on the proposed increment of mineral royalties from the 0.6 per cent to three per cent.The President said this during the Zambia dinner hosted at the World Economic Forum on Africa in Cape Town on Wednesday night.
He was responding to a question from South African lawyer, Peter Lyon, who wanted to know how Zambia was dealing with contractual negotiations affecting mining firms.Mr Mwanawasa said so far, the mining firms had in principle agreed with the Government’s intention to increase mineral royalties.“Soon a team of Government officials and their counterparts from mining firms shall meet to draw up new rates of mineral royalties,†Mr Mwa
Chuchu must drop shikapwasha, the way ba FTJ dropped lemmy mushota “mustigeni” (system)te?. its reallt an embalancement leaders abalingile uku showing good exmples kumisepela ebale jazz over.
Ba FTJ, ba Jose. What rubbish is this?
What is the origin of HIV AIDS?Why is it mostly popular in Africa than any other continent?
This is the most pressing issue in our life today and sad that people don;t even want to talk about it. It is now that we can prevent many infections by having frank talk.
Nomba mwaikala tondolo…