Multi-national oil company BP has appointed South African chartered accountant Priscillah Mabelane as the chief executive of its Southern Africa operation.

Mabelane’s appointment on Monday makes her the first black woman in history to head a multi-national oil company.

“Priscillah’s appointment reinforces BPSA’s pioneering role and strength of commitment to cultivating a diverse and inclusive workforce that will breed creativity and ensure we meet, even exceed customer expectations,” said the BP Southern Africa chairperson Thandi Orleyn.

“Given her proven track record in her previous executive roles, we are confident that Priscillah will be a strong leader for our business, especially as we continue to explore new areas of growth and development,” Orleyn was quoted by local media eNCA.

Priscillah Mabelane has worked with BPSA since 2011 when she joined the company as the Chief Financial Officer.

Prior to that, she has served in executive positions at several companies including Ernst & Young, Eskom Holdings Limited, Airports Company South Africa and Vodacom Group Limited spanning a period of 20 years.

She will assume the role on September 1.

Source: Africanews.com

Prep:20 mins  | Cook:9 hours  

Serves: 8 

Ingredients

• 1.8kg beef steak, chopped or sliced into smaller pieces
• Salt and pepper to taste
• 2 tsps Garlic powder
• 2 tsps Chilli flakes
• 2 heaped tsps Paprika
• 1 sachet dried French onion soup mix
• 240ml water
• 3 carrots, chopped
• 1 onion, chopped
• 3 potatoes, peeled and cubed
• 1 stalk celery, chopped

Method

Take the beef and season to taste with; salt and pepper, garlic powder and chilli flakes and paprika. In a large frying pan, brown the beef on all sides, over a high heat. About 5 minutes

Place the beef in the slow cooker and add the soup mix, water, carrots, onion, potatoes and celery and any other vegetables you may be using e.g. green beans, peppers. Cover and cook on a low setting for 8 to 10 hours.

Serving

Serve hot, with a side of fresh bread, and a beverage of your choice.

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Popular South African house music group launched their latest album “Familia” at The Misty Jazz restaurant and cafe in lusaka on Saturday 26th August.

The audience went into raptures when Mi Casa went onto the stage. Their energetic performances of their many hit singles including ,“Jika”, “Heavenly sent”,”Dont wanna be”,”These streets”,”Turn you on”, was simply amazing. Lead singer J’Something took some time to interact with the audience. He talked about how the group almost broke up a few months ago. Them coming back together and sorting out their differences gave birth to the album ‘Familia’. Families go through rough patches but still stick together in the end.

They went on to play some track from the new album and showed off their creative dance moves which the audience absolutely loved. Songs like “Nana”, “Vida e Doce” and “Familia” were crowd favorites.

Mi Casa ended their set with the song “Bamba” and had the audience screaming for more.

Mi Casa’s fourth LP is inspired by camaraderie—and the bond this lively threesome has developed with audiences across the continent since 2011’s self-titled debut. In combining local elements of jazz, Afro house and gospel—with more exotic references to the music of Brazil and the Cape Verde—this SAMA-winning group deliver an eclectic crossover of epic proportions. Opening track “Nana” effortlessly showcases the band’s trademark sound—Dr Duda’s production, J’Something’s cool vocals and Mo-T’s infectious trumpet playing—to full effect.

Other acts at the launch included Slap Dee , house DJ, El Mukuka and Crazy fish. Slap Dee had a stellar performance. He started off his set with a soulful rendition of his song “Looking for love”. King Dizzo ( as he would like to be referred to as) then went on to perform his hit singles such “Ratsa” , “Waumfwa” , “kuichaila” , and songs from his critically acclaimed new album ,Black Na White 2 , “No wonder” and “Radio“. He called some excited fans to perform the song “Niyokosa” with him on stage, much to the amusement of the other audience members. Slap Dee’s exuberant performance and fan interaction clearly exhibited why he is the ‘King’ of Zambian hiphop. 

The Mi Casa “Familia” album launch was a magnificent night of live music , fans definitely got their moneys worth at this event.

PICTURES FROM THE EVENT

Mi Casa is a house band based in Johannesburg, South Africa and consisting of three members, Dr. Duda (producer) and pianist, J’Something (vocalist and guitarist), and Mo-T (trumpeter). The band was formed in early 2011 in Johannesburg when all three future members were at a night lounge and decided to perform together. A few months later, they released an album titled Micasa Music, which “went gold” quickly and won several awards at the 18th Annual MTN South Africa Music Awards in 2012. In 2015 they returned with their double disc album Home Sweet Home which includes hit singles Chocolate & Barman featuring Big Nuz and DJ Tira. In August 2017 they released their fourth studio album Familia after nearly disbanding four months earlier.

BY KAPA187

Government says it will soon introduce strategies that will boost work productivity in the labour force in the country.

Minister of Labour and Social Security Joyce Simukoko said that her ministry would introduce the productivity policy before the end of this year to help improve the Zambian work culture.

She said in an interview that the policy has been tabled before parliament adding that when it is passed it will provide a systematic approach to promote work performance.

And the Minister has called on the industrial relations to provide a good work environment for workers to effectively perform without any barriers in the work fraternity.

“We also want the environment where people are working to be clean, to be conducive, we have observed that in most institutions only chief executive offices are clean and well ventilated but where other people are working it is not conducive, so we will be inspecting the working environment workers are exposed to,” she said.

She said it will be mandatory for management in organizations to put in place a safety and health committee that would facilitate the compliance of the new policy.

And Mrs Simukoko noted the need to revamp the Zambian work force because unproductivity is a form of theft from government.

“Our work culture is bad, our productivity levels are only three percent instead of seven percent so we need to stop lazing around and be committed to doing our work properly,” she observed.

“If we have to develop this country, we have no choice but to work very hard and God is very clear, that we have to sweat for us to find food, so for all those who loiter around, who don’t put in the eight hours of work they unlike the required hours should even stop going to church because they are stealing from government.”

Mrs Simukoko said Zambians should emulate work attitude from some foreign nationals in the country to boost productivity.

Mr Tayali confirmed that the police have responded to his request to carry out a lone street protest against Mr Kakoma and the Zambia Police Service for their perceived inefficiencies.

“I don’t think, this has ever happened, from my knowledge, the Police have granted us the permission to stage a lone peaceful walk from Freedom Statue to Police Force Headquarters where I will hand in a petition on a number of issues,” Mr Tayali said.

He said the walk will start at 10:00 Hours to about 11:00hrs when he will be handing in the petition to Mr Kanganja.

“As EEP, we are very grateful to the Police for allowing us to stage this protest. We hope this is a sign of change in the Police,” he said.

As a true nationalist and patriot, in my quest and endeavor to rekindle true patriotism in Zambia, I believe that we need leaders with deeper sincerity of motive, a greater courage in speech and earnestness in action. I have chosen not to side with mediocre patriotism in the hope of getting favors from leaders who expend it. I believe in objectivity both in speech and in deeds. I give credit where it’s due and positive criticism where necessary. I have chosen always to side with and speak for the vulnerable, voiceless, oppressed, poor and minority no matter the consequences. This article is not an eventuality of hatred or bitterness but disappointment and an attempt to make sure that leaders walk their image.

When, his Worship the Mayor of Kitwe, Christopher Kang’ombe’s grandfather owned one of the biggest butcheries in Kitwe town centre in the 1980’s called “Kitwe Meat Market”, he did a lot of good things in terms of helping a lot of vulnerable people not only in Kitwe, but a lot of other places in the country. When I heard of Hon Kang’ombe’s leadership in the mainstream populace, I thought there was an incarnation of actions as portrayed by his grandfather. I guess I may have been wrong.

I joined market politics in 2014 out of the conviction of wanting to make peoples lives at the market better. I was even incarcerated with trumped up charges for protesting against Riverside market hiked water contributions charge. In 2016 I unsuccessfully contested as councillor for Riverside ward even though I was voted for overwhelmingly. That is when I started learning with disappointment about Mr Kang’ombe’s real image other than the one he portrays to the people on the media.

Riverside ward comprises of Chipata compound and Riverside area. Hon kang’ombe became councillor in 2005 for Riverside ward. He was the councillor for two terms, i.e ten years. In Chipata up to now, there is no government school, no bus station, no police post and no clinic. There was an incident last year where a woman in labour gave birth at a place where there were red ants (impashi).Another incident happened where because there’s no police post in the area it took the police two days to go and remove a dead body which was found at the banks of Kafue River.

Land was allocated for building a clinic and a school, Hon Kang’ombe has built three mansions on the piece of land and the other space has been sold out. They are now saying they are looking for four people who will agree to give their houses to the council so that they are given another piece of land across Kafue River, in new Kitwe. We all know that’s a long story.

During the 2016 mayoral campaigns Hon Kang’ombe went back to Chipata for campaigns, the people asked him to Sonta(point where he had worked) unfortunately he failed.Between 2011 and 2016 after Hon Kang’ombe had joined PF in 2011, students at The Copperbelt University faced a lot of trials, tribulations and persecutions from the government, where the then minister of Higher Education Hon Michael Kaingu ignorantly even threatened to scrap off meal allowances for students without knowing that its a statutory Intrument, others were even expelled.

As a former CBU student and a youth we expected more from him, but never did he at any one point come to the aid of students.There are only 3 notable developments in the area, Mufuchani bridge which was funded by World Bank in 2003, Riverside police post which was donated by Riverside residents and inactive Parks which were commissioned by Hon Kang’ombe.

If he is an honorable man I want him to publicly apologise to the people of Chipata compound for selling plots which were allocated to them for building a clinic and a school. I also want him to apologise to CBU students who at that time vested so much faith him.

[pullquote]I am not in politics to be nice to office bearers, I am here to bring change without fear or favor[/pullquote]

In conclusion, “I am not in politics to be nice to office bearers, I am here to bring change without fear or favor”. If an individual is outraged by the nobility and sincerity of my actions and words, that is their own baby to nurse because “history shall absolve me”.

By David Chishimba
Rainbow Party Copperbelt Provincial Youth Vice IPS

Youth from political parties have agreed to push their political parties to elect ‘real youth’ as leaders of youth wings.

And some youth have called on fellow youths to stop involving themselves in the political disputes of their leaders because it is not their fight.

The youths who met during a capacity building workshop for women youths from various political parties on Saturday said having youth leaders who are not youthful has affected the Youth agenda in the country hence the need to have leaders who share the challenges faced by youths in the country.

Jones Mulunga who was one of the facilitators of the workshop said youths should not expect people who are not youths themselves to help them push for their agenda.

He said most youth leaders in political parties are not youths but have held the positions so as to use them for personal gains.

“It is high time that we told leaders in our parties that we don’t want youths chairmen who are 54 years old. Let a youth leader be a youth. How do you expect a 54 or more years to push for your agenda even in your individual parties.

“We have so many challenges as young people and of the reasons these challenges are not being addressed is because the people we have chosen to be our leaders are not in our group. They are youth chairmen who are in those position because they want to use them to negotiate for personal things no wonder you find that instead addressing our issues they make us fight,” he said.

He said the only way youths will effectively participate in the governance of the country is by reclaiming their rightful positions in their political parties.

Meanwhile some youths advised fellow youths in political parties to stay away from the disputes between political leaders because it is not their fight.

Samual N’gwira who is from UPND said the leaders who are seen to be at each other’s throats in the media share drinks when they meet.

He said it is sad that youths are used to fight the battles they hardly understand when there is so much on their plates.

He wondered why a young person from UPND should insult a leader of PF on behalf of his leaders when the said leaders share contracts even among themselves.

He urged fellow youths to preoccupy themselves with issues that can contribute to the wellbeing land the country at large.

The workshop which was organised by the Centre for Young Leaders in Africa was attended by over 40 young women from different political parties.