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Lusaka Guard Sues Boss For Calling Him A ‘Dog’
The Kanyama local court has heard how a man sued his former employer for calling him a dog after failing to pay him his terminal benefits.
This was in a case in which Anderson Mungoni, 73, of Chibolya Township sued his former employer Bhatta Chayla, 66, of C115 Fairview area in Lusaka for defamation after calling him a dog when he demanded his terminal benefits.
Mangani said he dragged his former employer whom he had served for 18 years for using unpalatable language at the expense of his sweat.
On February 3, 2015, Chayla came back driving after 18:00 hours and entered the house pretending not to have seen his guard, Mr Mungoni, but when he came back from the house he called him a dog and chased him away.
“I told him, I had worked for him for 18 years and why should he now call me a dog when what I had earlier wanted was what I had worked for?” Mr Mungoni asked.
Mr Mungoni said he decided to sue Chayla for compensation as it was rude for an employer to call his worker names when he had served him all that long.
But in defence Chayla said he was not that evil to call his long serving employee such a bad name as he had liked his way of executing duties.
“Mr Mungoni, let us try to be sincere after all that long, you think I can find the guts to call you a dog or send you away from the company, no I am not that bad even other employees can be my witnesses,” Chayla said.
Chayla said due to the love he had for his former employee, he had even employed one of his daughters to appreciate him.
In passing judgment, senior magistrate Ackim Phiri said there was no case as the defendant had also prepared a cheque for K7, 000 for his former employee.
“As he has already said he wants you to continue being friends because you may need each other’s help tomorrow but if you are aggrieved, you appeal within 30 days,” the magistrate added.
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Sikiza
July 19, 2015 at 1:32 pm
Its is just poverty striking the man
kayula
July 19, 2015 at 2:02 pm
What is wrong with our courts? Why didnt the accused made peace before court Most Zambian business men are mean and smooth talkers who like to take advantage of the poor. lets develope the culture of helping each other. God blessed you to bless others.
Wisdom
July 19, 2015 at 3:15 pm
Letter from King Leopold II of Belgium to Colonial Missionaries, 1883
……….You will find many other books, which will be given to you at the end of this conference. Evangelize the niggers so that they stay forever in submission to the white colonialists, so they never revolt against the restraints they are undergoing. Recite every day-“Happy are those who are weeping because the kingdom of God is for them.”
Convert always the blacks by using the whip. Keep their women in nine months of submission to work freely for us. Force them to pay you in sign of recognition-goats, chicken or eggs-every time you visit their villages. And make sure that niggers never become rich. Sing every day that it’s impossible for the rich to enter heaven. Make them pay tax each week at Sunday…
New Educated Zambia©❤√
July 19, 2015 at 2:45 pm
Under the pf we have seen employers taking advantage of workers and yet the pf was voted in on the basis of ensuring fairer deals for zambian employees. However this is not the case. The pf has failed in all spheres. Vote upnd
mj banda
July 19, 2015 at 4:01 pm
iwe ka NEZ, now wachilamo na boza yako, learn to appreciate sometimes. Even a dog which bites, some people do appreciate it
New Educated Zambia©❤√
July 19, 2015 at 4:07 pm
Banda I am only stating what is pertaining on the ground.
Denkete
July 20, 2015 at 4:41 am
@NEZ,We say, “What is obtaining on the ground”
Chibwili
July 19, 2015 at 8:37 pm
Your ex boss didnt make a mistake by calling you a dog & i see nothing wrong with that because you were doing a job meant for a dog for 18 year
baba
July 19, 2015 at 9:54 pm
I remember when I was a young lad we used to keep dogs. One of the dogs was vex as it used to bark at anything. when a mosquito passes it barks, a fly it bark, a small lizard it barks. But when other dogs bark we use to know there was something serious. Unfortunately, Zambian opposition bloggers have this same tendencies as described above. Even when they talk sense we will not hear them.
New Educated Zambia©❤√
July 19, 2015 at 10:02 pm
so the dog and fool is the one that does not hear when people are telling you the truth. You choose to close your eyes even when you are experiencing the hardship under pf. Your ignorance will be the death of you. be careful
Baba
July 19, 2015 at 10:36 pm
I think people should offer positive criticism to govt by offering solutions against spotting wrongs all time.If they continue on this trend there relevance will be obliterated.My foregoing post relates to this matter which i feel is a wrong approach to criticizing govt.The leadership of late Mazoka, was one of those that offered positive criticism & once he talked everyone listened, certain opposition leaders & bloggers i believe can take leaf from such leadership traits as opposed to waffling. otherwise they lose credence.
New Educated Zambia©❤√
July 19, 2015 at 10:55 pm
oh so now you wana take a moral high ground? before you were calling opposition dogs. So for you it is when it suits you kiki stay strong mune.
mj banda
July 19, 2015 at 11:19 pm
@baba, you have my day, unyoza really. let the one with ears hear
tutu
July 19, 2015 at 11:40 pm
@chibwili kikikikikikikikikikikok…hahahahahahahahaha….pwipwipwipwipwi…eheheheheheh..w@ a comment!! nice way to go to bed..happy!! thnx chibwili
kings
July 20, 2015 at 2:06 am
wat can a cow tail NEZ tell us, we will brand pf to the heart of everyone till we meet our goals & enjoy every fruit of our labour in pf. vote pf 2011~2060.
lemba
July 20, 2015 at 9:18 am
NEZ you are right even the rich like HH are failing to pay their workers. what a shame and you blame PF govnt.