By SIMON MUNTEMBAGOVERNMENT should speed up the payment processes to contractors and suppliers for services rendered to avert depression and loss of lives because out of frustrations others have terminated their lives due to pressure from creditors or banks, the Zambia Association of Citizen Contractors (ZACCO) has said.ZACCO General Secretary, Danny Simumba said delayed and non-payment to contractors and suppliers has led to social and economic disaster in the Zambian construction community.In an interview, Mr Simumba said one of their members had committed suicide on the Copperbelt because he could not contain the loss of his properties to banks and other financial lending institutions.He said Government should therefore, quickly pay contractors and suppliers to avert the impending social and financial disasters respectively in the construction sector.“The effects of delayed payment and non-payment as a hazard are evidenced by the rising number of mental health-related conditions such as depression which has affected a substantial number of […]
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