Wed, 28 Jun 2017 11:44:08 +0000 DECISIVE action taken against Ndola City Council in the recent days and weeks is commendable and we hope this is a timely warning to other local authorities across the country particularly the Lusaka City Council. It started with the Land and Natural Resources Minister Jean Kapata revoking the land agency of both Ndola City Council and Kabwe Municipal Council for failure to adhere to stipulated guidelines and procedures in land management falling within their respective jurisdictions. Last Saturday, the Local Government Service Commission sent four Ndola City Council directors from the departments of legal, administration, planning and housing on forced leave and more than 100 employees are earmarked to be transferred. However, transferring the Town Clerk and other employees may not be the best cure to the scourge as it only entails shifting the problem to another Council. Suspending such officials for a specific period of time while […]
