Sun, 24 Dec 2017 12:39:00 +0000 THE permanent thing in life, they say, is change. But man hardly wants it especially when he’s enjoying something. It is 28 years or so, since the Engineering Services Corporation Limited (ESCO) was created under the Zambia Industrial and Mining Corporation (ZIMCO) in 1989, following the abolition of the Mechanical Services Department (MSD). This state enterprise was established to mainly repair and maintain motor vehicles, various machinery and motorised pontoon service throughout Zambia. Since then, the Ministry of Works and Supply has been concerned with the increasing levels of misuse and abuse of government vehicles by some government officers. Recently, the Minister of Works and Supply Matthew Nkhuwa said that the ministry had noted that some officers were using the vehicles for personal errands at the expense of government assignments. He explained that his ministry had since intensified its surveillance and monitoring system to ensure that anyone found […]
