KASANDA ENGAGES TAMBATAMBA ON DEBT

By Mary Kachepa

Information and Media Minister CHUSHI KASANDA has engaged her labour and Social Security counterpart BRENDA TAMBATAMBA to find a solution to the debt that the three public media institutions owe the National Pension Scheme Authority-NAPSA.

The three media houses are, Zambia National Broadcasting Corporation-ZNBC- Times of Zambia and Zambia Daily Mail.

Ms KASANDA says as at December 31st 2020, ZNBC owed NAPSA over 8 hundred and 76 million Kwacha.

She says since December 2020, the Corporation has endeavored to pay monthly contributions of about 8-hundred thousand Kwacha.

Ms KASANDA further requested that NAPSA honors pension benefits claims from separated employees to avoid them going into destitution while the matter is being resolved by the two institutions.

Meanwhile, Ms KASANDA said the the amount owed by Times of Zambia owes NAPSA about 19.3 Million Kwacha.

After the meeting Labour and Social Security Minister BRENDA TAMBATAMBA said the team will have to go back and do further consultations and have another meeting on December 20th.

Ms TAMBATAMBA said it is good to discuss issues and find solutions.

The meeting comprised the two Ministers, their Permanent Secretaries, ZNBC Management, Zambia Daily Mail and Times of Zambia Management at the Ministry of Labour in Lusaka.

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