Siavonga DC Striedl dropped
By Lemmy Likando in Siavonga
Tue 15 June 2010, 14:30 CAT
SIAVONGA district commissioner Emily Striedl’s contract has been terminated. Former Kazungula district commissioner Fred Siasuntwe has since replaced Striedl.
Striedl was one of the longest serving district commissioners having served since 2002 and her contract was scheduled to run up to September next year.
Southern Province minister Daniel Munkombwe introduced Siasuntwe as the new district commissioner for Siavonga over the weekend during the MMD fundraising dinner dance held at Zesco Guest House.
Munkombwe said Siasuntwe, whom government had dropped as district commissioner for Kazungula not long ago, had however been recalled because of what he termed as his outstanding performance.
Munkombwe described Siasuntwe as trust worthy and a very royal person whose services stood to benefit not only the people of Siavonga but the country as a whole.
And Munkombwe at the same function declared that the formation of the PF-UPND pact was a blessing in disguise to the ruling MMD as it would be divided as soon as it chooses its presidential candidate.
On Monday Munkombwe and his entourage inspected, among others, Siavonga district hospital and Muntanga Uranium Mine which is still undergoing exploration works.
At the mine, Munkombwe issued a strong warning to management of Denison Mines against employing people from outside the district at the expense of locals saying doing so would be criminal as far as he was concerned.
He also expressed unhappiness at the fact that the mine would only resume full-scale production of uranium in 2013 saying the period was too long considering the time the mine became operational.
Labels: DISTRICT COMMISSIONERS, EMILY STRIEDL
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Authorities confiscate Mealie meal bought by Zimbabwean businessman
January 8, 2009
Authorities at Kariba border post in Siavonga District have intercepted and impounded a truck carrying twenty eight by twenty five kilogram (28X 25 KG) bags of mealie - meal destined for sale in Zimbabwe. The meal mealie is said to have been bought in Zambia .
Siavonga District Commissioner Emily Striedl told ZANIS in Siavonga today that the canter truck that was carrying G.M roller meal bags was impounded at the border yesterday.
Striedl disclosed that all the 28 bags of roller meal belonged to a Zimbabwean business individual who crossed into the neighboring border town of Siavonga to buy the commodity.
She said the confiscated bags have since been stored at Siavonga police station waiting to be disposed off by the courts of law.
The District Commissioner stated that the confiscation of the bags follows a resolution that was arrived at during a stakeholders meeting held on Monday.
She said the district has noted the recent increase in the number of Zimbabweans that were crossing into Zambia on a daily basis and were buying bags of mealie meal in bulk forcing a serious shortage of the commodity in the district.
She stated that during the meeting that was attended by border officials from Zambia Revenue Authority( ZRA), Immigration, police, mealie- meal dealers, local based milling outlets as well as marketeers observed that Siavonga Township has been hit with increasing cases of mealie meal smuggling.
Mrs. Striedl added that the district has recorded a sharp increase in the number of individuals from Zimbabwean that were buying the commodity which they later resell on the black market in their country.
She said the meeting resolved that authorities at Kariba border post border would only allow passage of not more than two bags of mealie- meal on each individual.
A snap survey at Kariba border post this morning found scores of Zimbabweans carrying a bag of either breakfast or roller meal bag bought from Micho and Siavonga main markets.
Meanwhile the Food Reserve Agency (FRA) has sent about 500 bags of maize to Siavonga district for sale to people in the district.
District Commissioner Emily Striedl told ZANIS that the bags have been sent to the district , which will cushion the mealie-meal prices.
Striedl said the maize would be sold to members of the public at a price of K55, 000 per 50 kg bag.
ZANIS/LL/MKM/ENDS
Labels: EMILY STRIEDL, FRA, MEALIE-MEAL, SIAVONGA, ZIMBABWE
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