Eastern Bee

Gen Kingsley Chinkuli The Patriotic Front government manifesto has won kudos from First Quantum Minerals Limited (FQML) country general manager Gen. Kingsley Chinkuli. Gen. Chinkuli said during a meeting on Monday in Solwezi that the mining firm has studied the manifesto of the PF and seen that it is social in nature and approach. And he has since pledged the mining firm support to the ruling party to enable it fulfil its aspirations. He said that FQML management is ready to sit down with government leaders to map out strategies to identify programmes that can be undertaken by the mining company to fulfil the aspiration of the ruling party. He said North Western province has been in deficit in terms of development and FQML as a corporate citizen operating in the area would love to work closely with government to bring development to the province. “As a corporate citizen, we are very prepared to work with government. Our position is that we are non-political and...

North Western Province permanent secretary Augustine Seyuba has implored educated women who are doing well in business to help uplift the welfare of fellow women who are poor in the province. Addressing at a North Western Chamber of Commerce and Industry breakfast meeting at Solwezi Royal Hotel, Mr Seyuba noted that it is said that when you educate a woman, you feed the whole village. He said women in business must incorporate women in the most rural parts of the province in order to improve their living standards while creating employment opportunities at the same time.