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Siavonga Teachers Abandon Classes For Taxi Driving
TEACHERS in Siavonga have abandoned classes and taken to driving pirate taxis.
And residents of chief Simamba in Siavonga have complained of hunger in their area which had put the lives of people on antiretroviral treatment at risk.
Meanwhile, chiefs Simamba and Sinadambwe of Siavonga have thanked government for its decision to remove fuel and maize subsidies.
Speaking when Southern Province Minister Daniel Mukombwe addressed a gathering at chief Simamba’s palace yesterday, headman Munyama complained that teachers in his area had abandoned teaching and resorted to driving pirate taxis.
“Civil servants are a problem in Siavonga, in my area Munyama, most teachers have acquired loans and bought themselves vehicles which now they are pirating at the expense teaching the children, the clinics are unmanned,” he said “When you try to approach the teachers they say they are only answerable to the Ministry of Education and no one else,” complained headman Munyama.
And speaking during the same gathering, headman Musika appealed to Munkombwe to urgently address the hunger crisis in the area which had posed a danger to people on ART.
”My appeal is that you consider distributing relief food immediately and not November as earlier announced, our people will die of hunger especially those on ART who need a lot of food because of the strong drugs they are taking,” he pleaded.
Meanwhile, chiefs Simamba and Sindambwe of Siavonga have commended the government for its decision to remove fuel and maize subsidies.
Speaking at their respective palaces when Mukombwe called on them, the chiefs said they were happy with the decision taken by the government because the decision had not affected them in any way.
“The removal of subsidies is a welcome, it has not affected us because we never benefitted in any way, people in villages don’t own vehicles they walk most of the time. When fertilisers come in for distribution, it still benefits people who are able so those who are crying are those who were stealing because they have been hit hard on their stomach,” said chief Simamba.
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on June 3, 2013. Filed under LATEST NEWS.
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Siavonga
June 3, 2013 at 7:12 pm
the headman is dull which taxi can rich hilly munyama area on the zambezi escarpment? bufi.
Henrique
June 3, 2013 at 9:36 pm
I find it funny that the chiefs are supporting the removal of subsidies on fuel and maize and in the same breath request government to provide relief maize to their subjects. They must be naive or ****** or both!
ENVELOPED
June 3, 2013 at 10:01 pm
Relief maize is not subsidized maize. If govt should stock our hospitals with medicines and be able to provide relief maize to needy area of Zambia,it has to spend on that. Now,were will the money to spend on these vital issues come from if govt continues topping up fuel in my car?
It’s better govt buys medicines for hospitals than topping up on my fuel money so as to save lives. I will minimize,economize and plan my movements well since govt is no longer topping up on my fuel money.
isaac
June 4, 2013 at 9:46 am
Full of sense. Thats how intellictuals articulate issues they do not look at things in short term but in long term. Thumb up ENVELOPED!!
D
June 4, 2013 at 7:00 am
Chief Simamba was only talking coz Munkombwe gave him an envelope. The guy is hunger prone begging kapenta from fish farmers is in ma camp area. Does he even under subsidy
Smart
June 4, 2013 at 9:55 am
Thez chiefs suprizes me,are thoz pipo in de area payn old fares to thoz teachers piratin.corupt chiefs
mali
June 4, 2013 at 10:41 am
chief full of corrupt practices, they are in government, they need good shelter, JUST WHAT IS TRADITIONAL IF I MAY ASK? ARE THEY NOT SUPPOSE TO BE USING TRADITIONAL FACILITIES, NO ARTIFICIAL LIGHTS, NO ARTIFICIAL HOUSES, THE WAY THEY LIVE SHOULD BE REAL TRADITIONAL, THE EATING HABITS, NOW, CHIEFS OF THESE DAYS, THEY EVEN ATTEND DINNER WITH GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS, CHIEFDOMS HAVE GONE TO DOGS FOR SURE. EVEN DEMANDING FOR INCREAMENT OF THEIR DUES, DO THEY PAY TAXEEEEEEEEE? OLO BALYAFYE, IDIOTS COME OUT AND LOOK FOR JOBS AS GUARDS SO THAT YOU LEARN TO FEND FOR YOURSELVES. A CHIEF IS SUPOSE TO BE MORE RESPECTED THAN A PRESIDENT, LIKE THE -QUEEN OR KING, NOMBA IFI IFWAMU AFRICAN UKULYA FOOLS.
Cycle Mata
June 4, 2013 at 11:30 am
I will go to siavonga for a vacation now: the district has learned taxi drivers hence commun ication problem ruled out……double tobela…morning;teacher.afternoon;taxi driver…lol