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Kabimba to head new Telegram board

Kabimba to head new Telegram board
By Chiwoyu Sinyangwe
Sat 03 Mar. 2012, 11:59 CAT

THE government has appointed a new board of directors for Zamtel to be led by PF secretary general Wynter Kabimba. On January 24, 2012, President Michael Sata dissolved the board of directors of Zamtel and appointed Dr Mupanga Mwanakwatwe as acting chief executive officer and chairman.

The dissolution followed President Sata's acceptance "withoaut reservation" of findings of the Sebastian Zulu commission of inquiry investigating the US $257 million sale of three quarters of Zamtel to LAP Green Networks of Libya in 2010.

According to sources, the new board of directors comprises former Chimwemwe PF member of parliament Willie Nsanda, PF member and Lusaka Province Permanent Secretary Charity Mwansa, Ministry of Finance permanent secretary Dr Abraham Mwenda and a Mr Mwiinga.

Last week, three top officials left Zamtel and their positions have since been advertised.

According to highly-placed sources, chief human resources and administration officer Eve Banda, chief commercial officer Amon Jere and Zamtel legal counsel Selina Luwisha left last Friday.

Upon the government taking back the 75 per cent stake in Zamtel "fraudulently" acquired by Libya's LAP GreenN on January 24, foreign top officers were forcibly expelled from Zamtel.

A combined team of security wings subsequently sealed off all Zamtel operations in the country, expelled foreign top officials led by former managing director Hans Poulsen.

Labels: WYNTER KABIMBA, ZAMTEL

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