MORETA Press Statement for Release to the Media
Lusaka - Wednesday, 27/07/2022
_*MORETA ZAMBIA CONCERNED ABOUT UNIONS' COERCING NEWLY RECRUITED TEACHERS TO BE THEIR MEMBERS*_
The Movement for Restoration of Teachers' Affairs in Zambia (MORETA Zambia) is worried about the illegal manner in which unions are coercing newly recruited teachers into being their union members.
MORETA is advising the concerned teacher unions to stop tricking the newly employed teachers into submitting their personal details such as NRC numbers with their full names for the purpose of unionising the said teachers without providing worker education to enable them to make informed decisions.
It has come to our attention that with the reporting of the newly recruited teachers in various districts, some of the teacher unions are on a rampage and scrumble for these new teachers. The said unions are conducting activities that are likely to have an undue influence on the new teachers' right to Freedom of Association. This coercive act will unduly influence the innocent teachers to join their unions without reading for themselves and understanding what the Labour Law provides for belonging to a trade union.
Some union leaders have been seen in action as reported to be dishing out money, chitenge (wrappers) and other union regalia to the teachers currently reporting to their respective District Education Board offices. This is a perfect definition of corruption, which the Government of the Republic of Zambia is on a crusade to fight and terminate in the pud.
According to the Anti-Corruption Act No. 3 of 2012 such acts, if proven right, would be deemed to be a form of corruption, which is incompatible with fundamental human rights and the idles the New Dawn Administration is promoting.
Among other ways, the Anti-Corruption Act defines corruption in the form of bribery under the following subheadings: Soliciting; Accepting; Obtaining; Giving; Promising; Offering of a gratification by way of a
Fruit processing plant opened in Mwinilunga District of Northwestern Province.
ZAMBIA POLICE HISTORY
The Zambia Police Force in its current form has a very rich background. It is important to note that once upon a time, the responsibility of maintaining law and order was shouldered on the Northern Rhodesia Police Force from which the Northen Rhodesia Regiment, now the Zambia Army, originated.
The evolution of the Zambia Police Force is associated with the expansion of economic interests to the land north of the Zambezi river by the British South African Company(BSA), a privately owned enterprise which had its headquarters in South Africa. The main economic interest of BSA was to aquire mining rights in Northern Rhodesia and the first contact was with the Paramount Chief of Barotseland.
Chief Executive Officer of BSA, Cecil Rhodes sent an officer from Bechuanaland Police by the name of Lochner to negotiate a concession with authorities of Barotseland.The BSA Company was granted a charter in 1811 to expand its activities over the territory north of the Zambezi river. During this period, there was growing influence of German expansion from Tanganyika and the threat of slave trading by the Arabs in the north. This prompted Cecil Rhodes to expand the influence of the BSA in the land north of the Zambezi River. Northern Rhodesia was divided into two regions, the North Eastern Rhodesia and Northwestern Rhodesia. In order to accomplish the business mandate, the BSA organised armed forces comprising officers seconded from British regiment which was based in South Africa and Southern Rhodesia.
The evolution of the Zambia Police is associated with the events that took place in the divided areas of North-Eastern Rhodesia and North-Western Rhodesia.
The BSA Company penetrated the northern frontier of Northern Rhodesia from Blantyre, Nyasaland and the main aim of occupying the area was to halt German influence from Tanganyika and to fight slave trading by the Arabs. Before the BSA Company moved into the territory, the Imperial Commissioner of Nyasaland, Mr
MWINILUNGA TO GET NEW WATER TREATMENT PLANT
06-01-2022
Mwinilunga District In the North-Western province is soon to get a new water treatment plant installed.
North-Western Water Supply and Sanitation Company Managing Director, HAPPY MUSUKUMA has confirmed, saying sites for the plant and an elevated distribution tank have already been identified.
Mr MUSUMALI explained that the water treatment plant will also have a new water supply distribution network.
He was speaking when Water Development Permanent Secretary, JOE KALUSA inspected the identified sites for the plant in Mwinilunga.
Mr MUSUMALI explained that the project will be undertaken in a phased manner so that finances are are not constrained.
He said the new water treatment plant is expected to enhance water supply in Mwinilunga as well as encourage residents set up modern sanitation facilities, such as flushable toilets.
And Mr KALUSA urged North-Western Water Supply and Sanitation Company to ensure that the identified sites are secured from private individual invasion and encroachment.
The Permanent Secretary also pledged governments support towards the project, adding that President HAKAINDE HICHILEMA has placed clean and safe water supply and sanitation top of his development in all communities across the country.
Mr KALUSA noted that the new plant is vital in putting up developmental infrustructure in Mwinilunga as it is still a growing town.
Republic of Zambia
Ministry of Information and Media
STATEMENT BY THE MINISTER OF INFORMATION AND MEDIA AND CHIEF GOVERNMENT SPOKESPERSON HON. CHUSHI KASANDA, MP ON PUBLIC CONFESSION OF THEFT IN THE PREVIOUS GOVERNMENT BY PF VICE PRESIDENT MR. GIVEN LUBINDA
Government is shocked by revelations by Patriotic Front (PF) vice president Mr. Given Lubinda that they were stealing money from fuel as reported in one of the daily tabloids.
The self-confession by Mr. Lubinda is a betrayal of the people of Zambia who had entrusted the PF to preside over the affairs of the country.
The admission by Mr. Lubinda also confirms that the fight against corruption is not based on vindictiveness or targeted at certain individuals as some people want to portray it but is based on the need for thorough investigations into any suspected wrong doing despite which political party one belongs to.
So as Government, we challenge the PF vice president, as per his confession, to tell the nation where they were taking the money stolen from fuel supply contracts, especially that all major projects were being funded from borrowed funds which were also highly inflated.
As the ‘new dawn’ Government, we have been very transparent on where the money being realised from fuel subsidies has been taken as provided in the 2022 budget.
Government is employing 30,000 teachers and 11,200 health personnel which is unprecedented in recent history.
Government is also providing free education, paying retirees who had been waiting for a long time to get their retirement benefits.
Mr. Lubinda is reminded that these are the same retirees that he chased from his office when they went to ask for what rightfully belongs to them when he was ‘Injustice’ Minister.
This Government has gone further to ensure that all arrears for the councils under the Local authorities equalization fund are paid.
We have also increased CDF from K1.6 million to K25.7 million, we have also increased the social cash transfer funds among
04.01.2004.01.2022
Dr.Chief MUMENA of the Kaonde people of Kalumbila district of North-Western province has appealed to government to set up local and community water supply schemes in his chiefdom.
The traditional leader said this will help resolve clean and safe water supply challenges in the villages and sorrounding areas.
Chief MUMENA was speaking last evening when Water Development Permanent Secretary, JOE KALUSA called on him at his palace.
He said the area was recording number of chronic waterborne disease outbreaks which could be prevented by the supply of clean and safe water.
And Water Development and Sanitation Permanent Secretary Joe KALUSA explained that the Chief’s proposal is one of the ways in which water supply challenges at village level can be resolved.
He said government is in support of smaller water supply schemes being set up by stakeholders in various parts of the country.
Mr KALUSA has also noted that government will also focus on sanitation services in the rural parts of Zambia especially in areas that have been affected the most.
The Permanent Secretary further told Dr. Chief MUMENA that the 2022 national budget has lined up several projects aimed at offsetting water supply and sanitation challenges in remote parts of the Country.Chief MUMENA of the Kaonde people of Kalumbila district of North-Western province has appealed to government to set up local and community water supply schemes in his chiefdom.
The traditional leader said this will help resolve clean and safe water supply challenges in the villages and sorrounding areas.
Chief MUMENA was speaking last evening when Water Development Permanent Secretary, JOE KALUSA called on him at his palace.
He said the area was recording number of chronic waterborne disease outbreaks which could be prevented by the supply of clean and safe water.
And Water Development and Sanitation Permanent Secretary Joe KALUSA explained that the Chief’s proposal is one of the ways in which
