Zesco loses K1.6m in vandalism
ZESCO Limited has lost over K1.6 million to vandalism in the first quarter of this year, company Public Relations Manager Hazel Zulu has said.
Ms Zulu said the company recorded a total of 261 cases of vandalism in the first quarter worth K1, 657,267.03.
She explained that the highest number of incidences were recorded on the Copperbelt, Southern, North-Western and Lusaka provinces.
“The most vandalised items were Transmission towers, transformers and copper cables (overhead service and underground cables),” Ms Zulu said in a statement yesterday.
Ms Zulu complained that the corporation was saddened by the development as it was detrimental to the development of the energy sector and the country at large.
She stressed that electrical equipment involved huge amounts of money and investment and that any acts of vandalism was retrogressive.
“We therefore want to send a stern warning to perpetrators of such vices that Zesco will not relent in ensuring that the culprits are arrested and brought to book,” Ms Zulu said.
Ms Zulu encouraged the public to join the fight against vandalism and report any such acts to the police service to ensure that the institution continued to provide sufficient and quality electricity to all its citizens.
She also said Zesco recorded a total of 47 arrests in the first quarter of this year.
“In addition, the corporation successfully secured 12 convictions while 41 cases are still active in the Courts of Law.
“As a Corporation, we remain committed to ensuring that we ‘ make it easy for people to live a better life’ as we continue to work vigorously to bring these vile acts to a halt,” Ms Zulu said.
AS Zambia’s First President, Kenneth Kaunda celebrated his 96th birthday, the Zambia Community-Based Natural Resource Management (CBNRM) forum awarded him with a lifelong honorary membership of Zambia CBNRM Forum.
Zambia CBNRM chairperson, Rogers Lubilo, said the recognition of his lifelong was in line with Dr Kaunda’s dedicated services to nature and humanity.
Dr Lubilo said promoting sustainable natural resources management was a cornerstone of the socio-economic wellbeing of the people of Zambia.
The distinguished honour to Dr Kaunda, he said, was exemplary of his lifelong humble, selfless, and dedicated service to nature and humanity.
Dr Lubilo said Kaunda’s contribution
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TRADITIONAL leaders in Ngabwe are taking a leading role in the fighting against the coronavirus (Covid-19).
Chief Mukubwe and chief Mwinuna have been at the forefront in ensuring that the spread of covid-19 is prevented in the district.
This has impressed Ngabwe District Council chairperson, Thabiso Mizinga.
Ms Mizinga said yesterday in an interview with the Daily Nation that the two chiefs had been sensitising the people on the need to comply with preventive guidelines.
“We are grateful as a
of nature for the benefit of man was consistent with his ideology of humanism.
“We feel, as the conservationists, befitting that as we celebrate Dr Kaunda’s 96th birthday, we appreciate the love and care of the Lord by offering this honour to him, as a true teacher, inspirer, motivator and leader of Zambia. council to chiefs Mwinuna and also Mukubwe for their support and also for their input in educating the people in the villages to ensure that the spread of Covid-19 is prevented,” Ms Mizinga said.
She said the two chiefs had also mobilised village headmen to get involved in the sensitisation programme.
Ms Mizinga said the chiefs through the village headmen ensured that people in all the villages adhered to the regulations.
She said the traditional leaders had also ensured that the headmen were on hand to accompany the local authority officials during sensitisation programmes.
“We hope that this honour will raise hope in the present and future generations to cherish his legacy and secure the environment,” he said.
He said it was the wish of the community to continue to benefit from the sustainably conserved natural resources for development purposes.
“And Dr Kaunda, as our lifelong Honorary member will
“Our two chiefs have organized the village headmen and have sensitized them on the preventive measures that Government has put in place and have been going around the villages with the local authority,” she added.
Ms Mizinga was pleased with the high level of continue to mentor our generation and generations to come through his distinguished legacy and commitment to the public service that benefits humanity and the environment,” he said. Dr Lubilo said the forum had a mandate to foster sustainable livelihoods among rural communities through sustainable management and utilization of natural resources. compliance from the people on regular hand washing, but expressed concern with the people’s failure to maintain social distancing, especially at a funeral. “Funerals are big challenges, the people are not complying they are going in large numbers and sleep there in large numbers,” Ms Mizinga.