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Allow Zamtel to run professionally - Chitala

Allow Zamtel to run professionally - Chitala
By Kombe Chimpinde
Fri 27 Jan. 2012, 14:01 CAT

DR Mbita Chitala says it is possible for the government to find a strategic partner with Zambian interests in the running of Zamtel.

Commenting on the takeover of Zamtel whose 75 per cent shares were previously owned by Lap Green Networks of Libya by government after establishing that it was fraudulently sold, Dr Chitala a business developer and consultant said in an interview that the acting chief executive officer and board chairman Mupanga Mwanakatwe must ensure that he runs the institution professionally.

"The challenge now is for (Mupanga) Mwanakatwe and the staff that he has put in place to ensure that they run it professionally for the benefit of Zambians," Dr Chitala said.

"Government must allow it to run professionally and report and pay dividends like INDO Zambia Bank jointly owned by government and India. This can be done in all these parastatals we are having."

And Dr Chitala observed that it was still possible for government to get a strategic partner in Zamtel with the Zambian interest, stressing that the proper management of the institution was what must be emphasised.

Labels: MBITA CHITALA, PARASTATALS, ZAMTEL

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