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The Culture of Lawlessness in Zambia

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A hawker selling carrier bags near the filthy alley near the New Soweto Market in Lusaka

By Gerald Nkisu Katayi

Lawlessness according to Mr. Webster is something that is not regulated, restrained or controlled by law. Lawlessness therefore could mean; the law is being ignored. This attitude breeds anarchy.

Zambia is a beautiful country with wonderful people who live in harmony without creating atrocities for themselves due to differences in tribe, race, or religion like other countries in Africa and around the world.

Despite these positive attributes, Zambia remains a poor country in Africa with very high levels of poverty and diseases. To a degree this is due to lawlessness. A visit to down town in Lusaka will bring you to a group of women with small children selling fruits, fish, meat and vegetables by the road side. Pedestrians throwing banana skins at will, hawkers litter the streets with impunity. Street corners are turned into water closets leaving behind horrible stitch.

Every rain season uncollected piles of garbage remains an eye sore in many towns and cities. The less privileged that live in high density areas lose their loved ones to water borne diseases like cholera and dysentery because of the unsanitary conditions they inhabit. Some of these deaths could be avoided if civic education is reinforced, law and order restored.

Shanty compounds look like a gate way to hell. Lawlessness reign! Bars and Taverns open as early as five or six in the morning and close late the following day. Some operate 24 hours without authorization. These drinking places become the womb of evil where prostitution, child abuse, and diseases are conceived. And the end results are AIDS, poverty, crime and untimed deaths. Poverty should not send people to break the law; instead they should do what they do legally.

Unfortunately these characteristics are now not limited to peri- ubarn areas any more. A visit to Kabwata shows no difference. Prostitution is high; music from the bars is too loud; you can hear it a mile away. An unwanted pregnancy which leads to unplanned children among the teenage girls in this vicinity is growing.

How can sanity return to our society? The Local Government Act stipulates clearly how towns and cities must be managed. The guide lines ranges from drinking places, streets, buildings etc. For example, no illegal selling on the streets, Music should be enjoyed at a volume where you don’t annoy or disturb the neighbors. Under age drinking, prostitution, and using unauthorized areas to answer the call of nature is forbidden.

The people who drafted this Act were seeking for a civilized and progressive society. Chingola used to be the cleanest town in Zambia, Lusaka was a garden city. Today all that is gone with the wind. When lawlessness creeps in any society, decay, poverty and crime become the order of the day. This is where Zambia is heading…Cleanliness is closer to godliness!

Citizens should be reminded of the laws that govern their society every day by any means possible. The church and civic bodies must contribute by educating their constituencies. But above all; it is the responsibility of those with political power to regulate and reinforce the law.

Levy’s son questions coincidence of FTJ’s judgments

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Patrick Mwanawasa(l)

Late president Levy Mwanawasa’s son Patrick has questioned the coincidence of the courts’ decisions on former president Fredrick Chiluba’s cases with his father’s death anniversaries.

Patrick recalled that last year, Dr Chiluba was acquitted two days before his father’s memorial, while the high court decision to dismiss an application seeking to register the London high court came almost a week before the second anniversary of the late president’s death.

He said he does not understand the rationale behind the coincidence in the dates.

In an interview, Patrick bemoaned that things that his father fought for have now been abandoned by the current regime.

He observed that people who worked closely with his father have now abandoned his plans and strategy.

Patrick, however, remained optimistic that things would change and will be better for all the people in the country.

FRA owes kawambwa farmers K3 billion

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The Food Reserve Agency (FRA) owes farmers in Kawambwa District K3 billion for about 45,000 x 50 kilogramme bags of white maize that have so far been bought in the district.

Senior Agriculture Officer (SAO), Samson Chipeta disclosed the development to ZANIS in an interview in Kawambwa yesterday.

Mr Chipeta said FRA has only paid K 77 million to 12 farmers since the maize marketing exercise began in July this year.

He said the amount of money paid to farmers is equivalent to about 1,200 x 50 kg bags of white maize.

He said because of the delay to release enough funds, many farmers in the area have started storming his office to air their grievances.

Mr Chipeta said the situation is worrying because agriculture is an income for the farmers and they need to be paid on time to ease their sufferings.

Meanwhile, Mr Chipeta has complained at the delay by the transporters to deliver maize from satellite depots to the main depot.

He said his office carried out a survey yesterday and discovered that there is a lot of maize not yet collected at various satellite depots in the district because of the transporters’ slow pace.

And main depot manager, Michael Nonde also confirmed to ZANIS in a separate interview that farmers have not been paid their money up to now and urged them to be patient.

Mr Nonde also said there is slow pace of maize collection from satellite depots in the area because there are few trucks.

He said there is need to increase the number of trucks especially bigger ones to speed up the process and to enhance the marketing exercise.

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HH best man for pact — UPND

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UNITED Party for National Development (UPND) president Hakainde Hichilema

UNITED Party for national Development (UPND) officials have said their leader Hakainde Hichilema is best suited to lead the pact and urged Patriotic Front (PF) members to stop treating UPND as a junior partner.

Bweengwa Member of Parliament (MP) Highvie Hamududu said the party would not allow the PF to treat their president Mr Hichilema as a junior partner in the pact.

And UPND national youth chairperson, Joe Kalusa said yesterday it was only Mr Hichilema who was the rightful candidate for the pact and Republican presidency.

UPND Copperbelt chairperson Elisha Matambo also said Mr Hichilema should lead the party’s pact with PF because he had the age benefit and good leadership skills.

They were all reacting to Nkana MP Mwenya Musenge’s statement that Mr Hichilema should stand aside and allow Mr Sata to run for the Republican presidency.

Mr Hamududu said yesterday in Lusaka that UPND was an equal partner that deserved respect.

“The earlier they respect us the better for the pact because we shall not allow them to continue to demean out president,” he said.

Mr Kalusa said yesterday that it was only Mr Hichilema who was the rightful candidate for the pact presidency as well as Republican presidency.

He said Mr Sata should instead stand aside and allow the UPND president to contest the pact presidency.

He said with PF vice-president Guy Scott’s last week’s analysis of the UPND poularity, the UPND was now scared that Mr Hichilema would be dribbled and would not be given the Republican vice-presidency if Mr Sata was sworn in as president.

And Mr Matambo said in an interview yesterday that Mr Hichilema was the right person to lead Zambia because, like former president Kenneth Kaunda who was in his 40s when he went to State House, the UPND leader had age on his side and would withstand the rigours of being republican president.

He said contrary to Mr Musenge’s views, Mr Hichilema stood a good chance of being chosen as the pact presidential candidate for the 2011 elections because he had the qualities of being president.

Last week, the UPND accused PF of not being sincere following an article authored by Dr Scott in a daily tabloid where he questioned the UPND’s popularity after the Luena and Chifubu by-elections.

The PF and UPND contested against each other in the Kaoma and Chadiza local government by- elections of August 5 this year.

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No appeal in FJT case

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Information minister Ronnie Shikapwasha

GOVERNMENT will not appeal against the verdict by the Lusaka High Court in a matter in which it sought the registration and enforcement of the London judgment that found second president Frederick Chiluba and seven others guilty of theft of US$46 million.

Chief Government spokesperson, Ronnie Shikapwasha also challenged Senior Chief Bright Nalubamba, The Post, and Transparency International Zambia (TIZ) to explain why they did not demand an appeal in a matter in which Post news editor Chansa Kabwela was acquitted over possession of pornographic material.

Lieutenant-General Shikapwasha said in an interview in Lusaka yesterday that the Government’s view was that the nation should move ahead and concentrate on providing development and other services instead of persecuting former heads of State and satisfy foreign interests.

He said all citizens, including Chief Nalubamba, had an obligation to respect the outcome of the courts and the weight of the judiciary instead of pouring scorn on critical institutions that should be held in high esteem.

Gen Shikapwasha, who is Minister of Information and Broadcasting Services, said TIZ, The Post newspaper, Chief Nalubamba and some critical civil society organisations were fond of condemning verdicts that went against the wishes of the people whose interests they wanted to satisfy.

“You cannot celebrate the acquittal of Chansa Kabwela today because we did not appeal and then tomorrow you demand an appeal when others have been cleared,” Gen Shikapwasha said.

[pullquote]“You cannot celebrate the acquittal of Chansa Kabwela today because we did not appeal and then tomorrow you demand an appeal when others have been cleared,” Gen Shikapwasha said.[/pullquote]

The Zambian Government, through the office of the Attorney General had been pursuing the registration of the verdict passed in London by Judge Peter Smith but the court ruled on Friday that there was no reciprocal arrangement between Zambia and the United Kingdom to facilitate the registration of the judgment.

Dr Chiluba had contested late Judge Japhet Banda’s order to register the judgment in Zambia, arguing that he could not be tried by a British judge being a citizen of another sovereign State.

Gen Shikapwasha said it was unfortunate that critical civil society organisations and a traditional leader could bring the reputation of the Zambian judiciary down when the institution was enjoying respect internationally.

He said Zambian judges were highly respected by international organisations that include COMESA and the SADC Tribunal where they were serving.

The minister said the Government did not have anything to do with the verdict passed by the High Court.

Critics of the Government wanted to satisfy the interests of foreign agencies at the expense of national interest that included respect for the judicial system.

There had been many verdicts passed against the Government and no appeals had been lodged to avoid protracting legal matters and diverting from its development agenda and national unity.

[pullquote]But US embassy public affairs officer, Priscilla Hernandez said recovering the money would have sent a strong message about Zambia’s commitment to good governance for the benefit of investors, US tax payers and other countries who provide assistance to Zambia.[/pullquote]

But US embassy public affairs officer, Priscilla Hernandez said recovering the money would have sent a strong message about Zambia’s commitment to good governance for the benefit of investors, US tax payers and other countries who provide assistance to Zambia.

She said the outcome was a lost opportunity for Zambians and the US government had followed events connected to Dr Chiluba’s civil judgment with great interest.

She observed that Dr Chiluba’s case had garnered significant interest in the international media and continued to influence the way donors and investors perceive Zambia’s commitment to the fight against corruption.

“It is crucial that serious efforts to combat corruption at all levels continue to be pursued vigorously and effectively. We have ongoing dialogue with the Government on corruption,” Ms Hernandez said in a media release in Lusaka yesterday.

[Times of Zambia]

President Banda receives key to City of Maputo

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President Rupiah Banda says the City of Lusaka and the city of Maputo should work together and exchange developmental ideas in order for them to grow into greater cities economically.

President Banda said the two cities share a lot of similarities in many areas and should therefore cooperate towards developing into economic hubs.

He said when one of the two cities faces challenges of any form, it means the other would not enjoy as well.

President Banda said this today at Maputo City Council when he received the key to the city from the Mayor of Maputo, David Simango.

The handing over of the Key to the visitor into a city is a symbolic welcome to a special guest to that particular city.

Mr. Banda said Zambia and Mozambique share long history of bilateral relations which should be enhanced at all levels of governance.

He said although Mozambicans were paying tribute to Zambia for the role she played in helping liberate their country, the Zambian people were also grateful of the cooperation existing between the two countries.

He said when people of the neighbouring country are not free, it means Zambia was not free as well hence the need to support each other in many areas.

The President assured the people of Mozambique that Zambia was ready to welcome them at any time because the people from the two countries were culturally, socially and economically the same despite being separated by geographical borders.

Earlier in the day, President Banda paid a courtesy call on the Speaker of the Mozambican National Assembly, Veronica Nataniel Macamo Dlovu, where he said the role of parliament was to unite people regardless of their political affiliations.

President Banda said Mozambican parliament, which comprises members from three different political parties, was exhibiting tenets of democracy.

And Speaker of the National Assembly, Veronica Nataniel Macamo Dlovu thanked President Banda for considering visiting parliament during his three days state visit to Mozambique.

This evening, the President is expected to meet Zambians living in Mozambique. This will be after returning from Beira, which is about 1,000 Kilometres from Maputo, where he has gone to tour Beira Port facilities.

President Banda winds up his three day state visit to this country tomorrow after touring the animal science directorate of the Mozambique National Research Institute.

ZANIS

Zain Zambia donates K 50 million to three traditional ceremonies

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Zain Zambia has today donated K 50 million to three traditional ceremonies namely, Kulamba Kubwalo of the Lenje people, Kunda Malaila of the Kunda people and Kulamba of the Chewa people.

Speaking during the handover of the cheques to the chairpersons of the three organizing committees, Zain Zambia Commercial Director Mark Ocitti said the three ceremonies have a special role to play in Zambia’s history and should therefore be preserved not only for future generations but for tourists and scholars who want to know the country’s cultural diversity.

Mr. Ocitti said Zain has planned to spend three quarters of a billion kwacha to sponsor traditional ceremonies on the calendar this year.

He disclosed that this year alone Zain has spent a total of K 250 million in sponsoring traditional ceremonies such as N’cwala, Kuomboka, Umotomboko, Builile, Lwiindi, Kazanga of Kabompo and Kazanga of Kaoma.

Mr. Ocitti has since announced that the telecommunication company will be conducting activities at the ceremonies so as to encourage and educate people on the use of mobile phone in order to enhance their lives.

He noted that the usage of mobile phones in rural areas was low adding that Zain would like to empower people with phones and also educate them on how to maximize the usage of handsets.

And receiving the donation, Kulamba ceremony organizing committee chairperson Lameck Mangani, Kulamba Kubwalo organizing chairperson Bishop Luputa and Malambo Cultural Association Chairman Robert Kamuzimbi all thanked Zain Zambia for the donation.

They noted that Zain is one of the companies committed to promoting Zambia’s traditional ceremonies adding that the gesture should be commended.

Lameck Mangani who is also Science and Technology Deputy Minister said government will always appreciate and support companies that help local people preserve their cultural and heritage.

Kulamba Kubwalo of the Lenje people which will take place on October 2, was given K10 million while Kulamba of the Chewa people got K 30 million and Kunda Malaila ceremony of the Kunda people which will be held on 28th august got K10 million.

ZANIS

Fire sweeps through Saint Monica’s dormitory in Chipata

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FIRE swept through a dormitory at Saint Monica’s Girls Secondary school in Chipata this morning, destroying property worth millions of Kwacha.

Provincial Education Officer, Pilila Jere and school Head Teacher, Arthur Sakala, confirmed the development in Chipata today.

A ZANIS spot check revealed that four hundred and fifteen mattresses, 17 single beds and four single bankers were destroyed in the inferno which started around 02: 00 hours today.

In an interview with ZANIS, Mr. Sakala said 51 Asbestos iron sheets were also destroyed while 45 window panes were broken and 26 metal lockers were also damaged.

Meanwhile, sources at the school said the fire was noticed by a security guard who immediately alerted school authorities who later called the fire brigade.

The sources narrated that in the process of quenching the fire, the fire engine ran out of water and it had to go to Lutembwe Dam to draw water to continue putting off the fire.

And Mr. Sakala observed that the school was worried especially that pupils will be reporting back for lessons in two weeks time, adding that, there was no money to replace the burnt mattresses and repair the damaged building.

Mr. Sakala said from the assessment made, over K 200 million is needed to bring back the situation to normal, saying, pupils will find it difficult to sleep as the school which was already faced with the shortage of dormitories.

Meanwhile, Provincial Education Officer, Pilila Jere, said her office will sit down with school authorities to see the way forward.

ZANIS

Kachimba calls for decent work

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Labour and Social Security Deputy Minister Simon Kachimba

Labour and Social Security Deputy Minister Simon Kachimba has called on employers in the country to ensure that they promote a decent working culture for their employees.

Mr. Kachimba noted that while government has put in place investment and economic policies meant to create employment, such jobs should be decent.

Speaking in Chongwe today in a meeting with farm employers and farmers union, Mr. Kachimba advised employers to ensure that they are not in conflict with labour laws.

He also warned employers not to engage in cheap labour as it usually leads to child labour adding that such activities call for prosecution.

The Deputy Minister urged employers to treat workers as human assets or capital, as well as strategic partners in the expansion and growth of their respective organizations.

He, however, appealed to workers to exercise discipline at all costs and channel their grievances in a proper way.

And Chongwe District Commissioner Japhen Mwakalombe noted that any concerns of labour are of great importance to the nation.

ZANIS

NCZ on course to produce over 20 000 metric tones of Compound D fertilizer

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INFRASTRUCTURE at the Nitrogent Chemicals of Zambia is becoming obsolete. The firm needs needs K120 billion to recapitalise but the government has insists the fertiliser plant is not viable

Government says the Nitrogen Chemicals of Zambia (NCZ) is on course of producing over 20 000 metric tones of Compound D fertilizer in readiness for the 2010/2011 farming season.

Lusaka Province Minister Charles Shawa said government has since funded the company in order to revamp its operations and produce the fertilizer which will be delivered to Lusaka, Central and Southern provinces.

Mr. Shawa disclosed this in a speech read for him by acting Lusaka Province Assistant Secretary Chileshe Kasoma at the official opening of the 5th Annual General Meeting of the Kafue District Cooperative Marketing Union in Chilanga, Kafue today.

The provincial minister observed that resumption of fertiliser production at the company will create new employment opportunities and guarantee existing ones for the locals in the district.

He commended the cooperative union for purchasing 40 000X 50 Kg of maize from small scale farmers at the cost of K2.6 billion in addition to what the Food Reserve Agency (FRA) has purchased in the current marketing season.

Mr. Shawa challenged the cooperative union to take advantage of government’s various business incentives by engaging in the processing industry to add value to farm produce.

And speaking at the same function, Lusaka Province Cooperative Marketing Union Chairperson John Nsandwe commended government for assisting small scale farmers with subsided agricultural inputs.

Mr Nsandwe said the increase in the number of recipients of agricultural inputs under the Fertiliser Input Support Programme (FISP) is testimony of government’s commitment to the sector.

He hailed FRA for increasing the satellite depots from 7 to 9 in the area aimed at reducing the distance for farmers to access the market.

Over 122 delegates drawn from primary society that are affiliated to the district union have convened in Kafue District to elect a new executive committee following the expiry of mandate to the outgoing one.

ZANIS

Equinox Minerals generates US $ 91.1 million profit

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-Equinox Minerals has generated an operating profit of $91.1 million during the second quarter ending June 30, this year, an increase of 11 percent over the first quarter of and an after tax profit of $73.4 million, representing an increase of 128 percent over the first quarter at its Lumwana mine in Solwezi.

According to the quarterly web report obtained by ZANIS in Solwezi today, copper production increased 44 percent over the first quarter and by 80 percent over the second quarter of 2009, with 43,835 tonnes (96.64 million pounds) of copper in concentrate produced.

The report further says the Company has achieved the lowest quarterly operating cost to date of $1.19 per pound of copper and has also achieved recoveries of 94 percent and mine head grade of 1.02 percent copper.

It further states that the company has increased cash resources to $212.2 million, an increase of $92.1 million over the first quarter.

As a result of positive operating cash flows, the Company has achieved Lumwana Mine design output levels for the first time with an excess of 5 million tonnes of ore mined while total material movement increased by 77percent over first quarter.
“[pullquote]We are extremely pleased to have delivered record copper production and operating profits this quarter. With improvements in all areas of mining and processing operations, our committed hard work over the past year is now paying off; Lumwana is starting to show its true potential,” Mr Williams said.[/pullquote]
The output levels also increased by 28percent compared to the corresponding quarter last year and ore mined increased by 65percent over the first and by 68 percent compared to the corresponding quarter last year.

Commenting on the results, Equinox President and Chief Executive Officer Craig Williams expressed extreme pleasure on the positive record copper production and operating profits in the second quarter of this year, saying Lumwana is starting to show its true potential.

“We are extremely pleased to have delivered record copper production and operating profits this quarter. With improvements in all areas of mining and processing operations, our committed hard work over the past year is now paying off; Lumwana is starting to show its true potential,” Mr Williams said.

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Mwanawasa remembered,as Maureen calls for truthfulness

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Vice president George Kunda this morning led scores of people from all walks of life who turned up at the Cathedral of the Holy Cross in Lusaka for the memorial service of the late president Levy Mwanawasa.

Today marks two years since the death of Dr Mwanawasa.  Speaking during the memorial service, vice president George Kunda said government will continue standing by the legacy of the late president.

He said government will continue to remain grateful to the late Dr Mwanawasa for his contribution to the country.

Mr Kunda adds that Dr Mwanawasa’s legacy will stand for generations to come. He further disclosed that government is still working on the policy guidance on how best to remember the late president.

And former first lady Maureen Mwanawasa challenged Zambians to learn to live in a truthful way for that is what the late president stood for. She says the Mwanawasa family is proud of what the late president achieved despite threats on his life and his family for his zero tolerance to corruption.

The memorial service at the Cathedral of the Holy Cross was followed with the laying of wreaths at Embassy Park were the late president is buried. Dr Mwanawasa died on August 19,2008 at Percy Military Hospital in France after suffering a stroke while attending an African Union summit in the Egyptian Resort town of Sharm El-Sheik.

The late president was credited for his strong stance against corruption during his tenure as president.

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ZAMEC launch postponed

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The Media Liaison Committee (MLC) has postponed the launch of the Zambia Media Council (ZAMEC) which was set for August 26.

MLC Chairperson Joseph Mkandawire said the launch has been postponed to a date to be announced later citing developments that have emerged in the last week after announcing ZAMEC launch.

He said the committee has also decided to put off the launch to allow for wider alternatives and options to be expressed on the matter before the new body is finally launched.

Mr. Mkandawire who is also Media Institute for Southern Africa (MISA) Acting Chairperson said this at a press briefing in Lusaka today.

He said Information and Broadcasting Services Minister, Ronnie Shikapwasha had requested for dialogue to be exhausted with the committee on ZAMEC.

He added that the Society for Senior Citizens (SSZJ) had also proposed an indaba where it asked the committee to discus with the minister on the apparent deadlock on media regulation in the country.

“The launch has been moved to another date to be announced in due course because of new developments that have emerged in the last one week since we made earlier announcement of the launch. The first is that the Minister requested the Media Liaison Committee to dialogue further with him on ZAMEC because in his view the discussion had not been exhausted. The second issuer is that the Society for Senior Zambian Journalist has proposed an indaba where they have asked the ministry and MLC to discus the apparent deadlock on media regulation in the country” he said.

Mr. Mkandawire has meanwhile called on people to give chance to the media self regulatory mechanism that has been developed after consultations with all media bodies and institutions.

He said the media resolved during its national conference that the performance of new media regulatory body to be launched should be judged after an interim period of 18 months.

Mr. Mkandawire has further disclosed that nominations for members of ZAMEC national governing council has reached advanced stage.

The MLC had announced that they would launch ZAMEC on August 26 after consensus with media bodies, and institutions.

ZANIS

CCA ready to promote investment in Zambia

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Ambassador Siwela (l) with CCA President Stephen Hayes(r) at the Zambia Embassy in Washington DC

The Cooperation Council on Africa (CCA) has expressed interest in promoting investment opportunities in Zambia.

The CCA President Stephen Hayes said the council was interested in “business match-making” between companies in the United States of America and Zambia.

Mr. Hayes said this when he paid a courtesy call on Zambian Ambassador to the United States of America Sheila Siwela at the Zambian Embassy in Washington DC. USA yesterday.

This is according to a press statement released to ZANIS in Lusaka today by First Secretary for Press at the US Embassy in Washington, Ben Kangwa.

“Our interest would be to find legitimate American companies that can do business with their counterparts in Zambia” Mr. Hayes said.

Earlier, Ambassador Sheila Siwela commended the CCA for its efforts in strengthening commercial relationships between Africa and the USA .

Ms. Siwela hoped that the CCA would work towards building investment partnerships between business people in America and those in Zambia.

The CCA was established in 1993 and has a membership of about 200 US companies that work closely with governments, multilateral groups and business to improve trade and investment climate in Africa and raise the continent’s profile among the business community in America.

The organization is dedicated to bringing together potential business partners and to showcase business opportunities on the Africa continent.

ZANIS

Kabwe teachers up in arms with Education Authorities over hardship allowances

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Concerned teachers in Kabwe have expressed their concern at the unfair manner the rural hardship allowances are being processed by Education authorities in the area.

The aggrieved teachers told ZANIS in an interview today, that it is unfair and discriminatory for some of their colleagues to continue receiving rural hardship allowance while others were not all serving in the same area.

They said it was sad that government would allow some teachers continue the allowance despite teaching in Kabwe, which is in a peri urban area.

“We are surprised that some of our colleagues in schools within Kabwe are still getting rural hardship allowance and yet Kabwe is a town where you find all the services such as banks, post office, hospitals including many clinics. But some of us are not getting, what is happening,’ wondered one teacher.

But when contacted, Kabwe District Zambia National Union of Teachers (ZNUT) chairperson, Shatemba Maala urged teachers not to worry saying the matter was receiving serious attention from government.

Mr. Maala explained that the office of the district education board secretary (DEBS) had already submitted the required information to the ministry of education to correct the situation.

He described the situation as an anomaly, which the union was aware of and was working with the office of the DEBS to ensure it was corrected as soon as possible.

The ZNUT official noted that the irregularity was there because the end users were not allowed to submit such required information about who should get the allowance and not but this was only allowed to be submitted by super end users who did not know what was happening on the ground.

‘It is true that teachers in some of the schools here in Kabwe are still benefitting from the rural allowance and this has dragged because our people at district were not allowed to submit the required information, because these are the people who know us but it was done by people in Lusaka,’ he said.

Mr. Shatemba appealed to teachers to be patient about the matter saying he was hopeful that pay slips for this month-end, would distinguish who should get and who should not get rural allowance.

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