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Govt Appeals To Mines to Assist in Paying Renard k500 million Monthly Salary
Government says it needs help in footing half a billion kwacha (US $100, 000) monthly salary for Frenchman Herve Renard and his assistant Patrice Beameulle.
Renard’s signed an improved contract after helping the Chipolopolo lift the 2012 Africa Cup of Nations that will see him oversee the squad until 2014.
The Frenchman’s market value shot up after his dream run at the Gabon/Equatorial Guinea showpiece.
Sports minister Chishimba Kambwili said before holding a private meeting with Mopani Copper Mines management that the salaries of the two expatriate coaches were not budgeted for and the corporate world was expected to assist the government in meeting the cost.
“Government has a huge task to pay the expatriate coaches Herve Renard and Patrice Beameulle. It is US $100,000 per month and our FA (Football Association of Zambia) cannot afford to pay that. In the past Kansanshi was paying the whole bill for the previous coaches now our approach is that we want to share the national cake so that when
Zambia wins, the mining industry and everyone should feel that they contributed in a way by meeting the salaries of the coach,” said Kabwili.
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Patrick mwanza
April 26, 2012 at 10:29 am
Is it not too much? Yes we won the Afcon bu pliz let our good Goverment also consider the unprevareged
Octopus
April 26, 2012 at 10:34 am
Thats a lot of money for a very poor country with no roads, no drugs in clinics, and very mean, ancient infrastructure! Why cant we have a situation where the coach and his assistant go back home on unpaid leave after a tournament such as the just-ended afcon, only to return a few months prior to the preparations for the next tournament? The govt would save some well-deserved cash, and the coaching staff would retire home smiling!
Tiz
April 26, 2012 at 10:36 am
Has this now become a priority over hospitals, schools, roads, damaged bridge?
What are our priorities in Zambia!
doc b
April 26, 2012 at 10:37 am
pliz HR 5oom/ month is too much zambia is not a european club.
Mukadzi odala
April 26, 2012 at 10:39 am
Thus too much! we appreciate the winning yes but eshi….. zapaka!
Arthur michaels
April 26, 2012 at 10:39 am
Pliz resolve this matter appropriately with good reasoning before we start looking for another coach.
CHUCHU
April 26, 2012 at 11:04 am
Football is good but itS IMPORTANCE must not surpass the importance of taking care of the high population of zambians living in abject poverty. Drug shortages in hospitals,damaged roads.unemployed Tonga bull and Bantustans suviving on a single dolar a day..
PLIZ grz REVISIT SOME OF THESE important areas
Black shine
April 26, 2012 at 11:08 am
Shafula mwe.wat z al that money for anyway? Kwati bunga sure.b reasonable.nga te ifyo bola baleke ba zambia
eefyo baile.
April 26, 2012 at 11:12 am
thanks for the good comments guys!!
uumuntu ipiya shafulisha!!!!!!!!!!!!!
UNEMPLOYED ENGINEER
April 26, 2012 at 11:29 am
Why cant the govt employ me with my degree & pay me only 5m sure?
Tupac
April 26, 2012 at 11:36 am
Half a billion what on earth!This is too much it’s better he quit,we have talent in zambia we can employ a local coach.That 500 can be used to help people like to further my studies.
Mat-Q
April 26, 2012 at 11:38 am
Thats too much money pipo 4 one person while zambian pipo are perishing with poverty
Tupac
April 26, 2012 at 11:39 am
Half a billion what on earth!This is too much it’s better he quit,we have talent in zambia we can employ a local coach.That 500 million can be used to help people me like to further my studies.
Wanyafye FC 3 vs Lsk-Kafue Dual Carriageway 0
April 26, 2012 at 11:44 am
He has brought us a cup. I do not think he will bring another one – therefore Monsieur Renard can now coach other teams that have more cash to spend on such activities. No dis meant here, but business ni business.
Tm
April 26, 2012 at 12:06 pm
Why sign a contract you cannot to fulfil
REX
April 26, 2012 at 12:59 pm
what a poor gvt begeing
Chanda P
April 26, 2012 at 1:22 pm
Lets have facts right here is caption of Decemeber last year.His salary is $25,000 per month
Government on Monday agreed to help Faz meet Herve Renard’s salary.
This is following a tripartite meeting held at the Ministry of Sport in Lusaka.
The meeting was attended by Faz president Kalusha Bwalya and his general secretary George Kasenegle.
Also in attendance was National Sports Council of Zambia general secretary Rogers Chipili and sports council spokesperson Smart Mwitwa including other high ranking NSCZ committee members.
Sports minister Fackson Shamenda said they will study Faz’s proposed US$ 25,000 monthly pay for the Frenchman.
“Whatever the amount in the contract Government will find a way of helping to pay,” Shamenda said at the end of the two hour meeting.
However, Shamenda warned Faz that Football House must improve on its human resource management.
“As Government we will help to pay for the coach but in future there is need for consultations before hiring and firing,” the minister said.
Renard begun his second stint as Zambia coach in October when he was handed on a 12 month deal.
He replaces Italian Dario Bonetti who was fired on October 10 just two days after guiding Zambia to the 2012 Africa Cup tournament.
Kk
April 26, 2012 at 2:02 pm
Zambians where are we going?,sure we have millions of people who are hungering for jobs.5m can pay many people. U were condeming MMD.Teachers,nurses,&other civil servants even street people &other citizens of Zambia need money.u are so selfish, one day u cry like that rich man in hell.
genda
April 26, 2012 at 2:22 pm
this is too much money for one person to take home…….
true bantustans
April 26, 2012 at 3:03 pm
this is to much, we will not eat football as zambians
The Boss Has Spoken
April 26, 2012 at 3:52 pm
ZMK500,000 Is not too much money and besides gvt didnt say they will pay that amount. People must learn to give credit where its due. Hate it or love it Renard is worth that much and it is vital that he stays at chipolopolo together with his assitant. GRZ know its not a priority thats why the corporate world has been asked to give a hand. Learn to appreciate quality not quantity bafikala!!
Hova
April 26, 2012 at 3:54 pm
Thats the problem with us africans.billions leave our continent to better others why not sacrice that to better ourselves isn herve renard empowering not just zambians but zambian footballers and football at large,zambian mines are a billion dollar industry its time we start benefiting from that by receiving and gainin the best by paying for the best.
Kant Never
April 26, 2012 at 4:02 pm
let him go back to Angola.
k 1
April 26, 2012 at 5:06 pm
alefwayafye ukuya,atampako amawala na kaili ka? tukalabombela bola? let him go if he can’t understand our economy.afcon is not won per month so he must take into consideration that the money he brought to the nation with the team is already used could we have kept it for him to chew it all?
cccj
April 26, 2012 at 5:14 pm
jlook @ the chinnise and the indians.they take billions of kwacha everyday in the name of developing zambia.we’ve seen what the two guys did and remember how long have we been stragling to bring that cup into our nation.lets appriciate.the dicision by the gvt burg mine owners is a welcome move instead of tax payers.
fqmo worker
April 26, 2012 at 5:40 pm
u ful of shit.!u dnt evn av a human hrt assholz.do u knw hw mch we getn ku solwezi?ati kansashi usd 2 pay em..our issu 4 salary increamnt is stil at court ad u start beggin 4 money.shame on u all rotten govt
lol
April 26, 2012 at 5:42 pm
Half a Billion my foot
munthu
April 26, 2012 at 6:16 pm
Mwamutendekefye. Akamikama. Give him what he is due or he will leave and with your local coaches you wont win anything.
Kabs int'nl
April 26, 2012 at 6:24 pm
Kekekekeke pa ZED pachabe, more money in yo pockets indeed.
Mo taim
April 26, 2012 at 6:46 pm
Eish ! Iyo alafola ishingi chikala.
herve rennard
April 26, 2012 at 7:53 pm
wizout eeh herve zhere wil b no mayuka,and ze zambia wil not ze win ze ball.so ze afcon iz ze more money in ze pocket for ze wining ze cup
Muthu Ngoni
April 26, 2012 at 8:37 pm
So who is encouraging this no sense ? The amount is too much,are you telling me some one cant pump sense into these chaps the govt is failing to pay a lot of important issues.This is real madness
mkv
April 26, 2012 at 9:48 pm
eishi k500milion.pipo hav u cn the deference wit th salaries this month.eei its mor mula.
The viper
April 26, 2012 at 10:05 pm
It is not possible that this issue should be a problem now, when a contract has been signed for the duration. Like any organisation annual budgets are made on well defined sources of revenue and not by the grace of God. What ever anyone says, the job is hunting for him and not the other way round.he is worth the money even more… pipo must be realistic this guy is not the only one getting this much in zambia. it is up to faz to explain to us what plans were in place to have his contract extended period.bottom line is we need him.
stongwani
April 26, 2012 at 10:43 pm
Renard chikala do u know that the person who won K1B is being investigated & u want us to give u that much pyamo chikala if u cant get less that
mulenga chanda
April 26, 2012 at 10:56 pm
half a billion thats too much.but u will see the corporate world will assist.bati ukubeba ati wamweniko misebo the cant do it.
zimandola
April 27, 2012 at 7:38 am
For reinard to ask for such an amount of money how much money was in the afcon trophy? Does he wants to get everything from the team? Pliz ba coach be real do you want to be the highest paid in zambia even more than me a CEO { Cattle Escort Operator}?
Ras. Bob
May 10, 2012 at 1:12 pm
Hey this is big money,what is he doing to earn such money.We have areas were that money can be used.We have good coaches better than HR.He only came in at the last time when a team was already ready for the AFco.Lets think twice about the K500 million.Training footballers must be in the range of K5,000,000.00 to K30,000,000.00 per month not that jack pot.