Thu, 08 Dec 2016 10:48:49 +0000 By Mailesi Banda THE Public and Private Drivers Association of Zambia (PPDAZ) has accused some of its own leaders of having hijacked the Higer partnership youth empowerment programme through which the Chinese Higer bus company has been offering buses to SMEs. PPDAZ information and publicity secretary Steven Zulu said one of the pioneers of PPDAZ has personalised the project for personal gain, and was not doing enough to ensure the distribution of the Higer buses meant for youth empowerment reached the real beneficiaries. “I have noted with displeasure the behaviour of one PPDAZ official who has made the Higer partnership a personal to holder arrangement,” Mr Zulu said. Mr Zulu said the association leadership, which comprised of four people, was not doing enough to empower its members, leading to the perception that there was no transparency and accountability in the manner the association was being run. “Transparency and accountability […]
