Daily Nation Newspaper

IT Councils are drivers of developmen­t, says Mayoral independen­t in Chongwe

Unacceptab­le for for- mer Archbishop Telesphore Mpundu to think he holds secretary-general Kaela. Bishop

- By JOHN KOMBE KETRA KALUNGA

000 tonnes

ly Johnson the vaccine pro- as the first pillar

and Johnson will gramme will be done of the Covid-19

be the first pillar of cautiously on a vol- response strat-

initial vaccines to untary basis and in a egy following pledge to transform Chonbe rolled an initiator out under of change phased in manner local authority on a Cabinet’s was capaFARMER­S expectatio­n. will lose millions of gwe council to match that the the Covid-19 communitie­s. Mr Simukonda Vac- pilot basis. ble of raising approval. enough revincome He as said they that are the stuck local with cine (COVAX) He bemoaned mech- the poor He said in enue a for the implemenof winter maize which they cannot THE council is supposed standard. 3 from authority which they is made expected up of to generate to be the driver of develHe pointed out that the service delivery as one tation of various projects This technocrat­s is because and the councilgov­ernment opment in a district, an councils were currently a area that had negatively if strategic planning was them lors export from the different excess politharve­st. The ical maize parties was and produced thus the at great

independen­t mayoral shadow of what they are affected the reputation of enhanced. ‘ CONSTITUTE Govt GBM bans calls movement COMMISSION for Stop Page the nonsense, 3. ZESCO DENIES Another independen­t irrigation, question electricit­y of him and being chemical

candidate, Joostice Lupusuppos­ed to be. the local authoritie­s.

Government asked farmers to ta has said. He noted that local auMr Luputa who is a candidate Oscar Kaleye 135, ineffectiv­e 000 tonnes was when a misconther­e was In an interview, Mr Luthoritie­s were supposed to former UPND member who is also a former PF in ception. the country which led to hiked puta observed that counbe the richest entities, but promised to transform Chongwe constituen­cy prices. He said the council was

OF unity of INQUIRY pigs of in purpose Isoka TO PROBE ACC’ Chief CONSPIRING Mukuni’s WITH son

The two trucks Scania from South Africa Under not a the political agreement, entity farmers and cils were supposed to be this was not the reality. Chongwe municipal chairman said that an in

and the Freightlin­er (right), Zimbabwean

some of the maize after meeting

the driving force of deThe local authority, he council once he is voted dependent mayor would as such an independen­t

But Government has not sanctioned registered where said, found must be laden seen with to be Mukula into office. PAGE 3

velopment and hence his He said that the still deliver according to candidate was not a misfit.

tree logs. [Pictures Linda Tembo Soko]

no market for 42,

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