Chali Mulenga

 THE Ministry of tourism Slyvia Masebo has called on civil servants to stop in fighting against their departments in the country so that they can foster national development. She said there is no need for the people to fight over the implementation of Government programmes. Speaking in Livingstone at New Fairmount hotel during the UNWTO local organising committee, she said too much time was being wasted on talking than on implementation of the programmes. “We must talk less and implement government programmes, as all the programmes that are talking about are for the Government,” she said. She said that she had observed that there is tendency by government department and ministries to fight each other. She said civil be mindful that whatever they doing was for the Zambian people and that for the same Government and head of state thus no need to fight amongst each other. Ms Masebo said that civil servant should not undermine government programmes. She also reminded th...

THE Ministry of tourism Slyvia Masebo has called airlines in the country to ensure that the give the country the best planes during the forth coming UNWTO conference slated for August.  Ms Masebo said that Livingstone should have more than just one airline.  Tourism and Arts Minister Masebo and her counterpart Minister for Transport, Works and Communications Christopher Yaluma met representative of Kenyan Airways (KQ/KLM) and Emirates in Livingstone on Monday afternoon. During the meeting which was held at the Royal Livingstone hotel, Tourism and Arts Minister Silvia Masebo said that tourists and delegates coming into Zambia and a Livingstone in particular were disadvantaged because there is only preflight airline operating between Lusaka and Livingstone.  “There is a feeling that the planes that get into Zambia, we want quality planes to land into the Zambia,” Ms Masebo urged the airlines. “You give us your best planes so that the people that will come to...

THE Hotel Catering Tourism & Allied Workers Union of Zambia (HCTAWUZ) general secretary Michelo Chizyuka has said there is need to put the workers rights at the heart of the sustainable tourism and hospitality of the country. He said his union will expose all companies that do not allow their workers to join unions. He said in statement made available to the Times of Zambia in Livingstone, the general secretary said that the union would list down all the names of companies which hinder their workers joining the unions for the sake of national participation. “As unions we believe that sustainable development of tourism can only be achieved when all workers rights are also taken into account,” Mr Chizyuka said that workers in the tourism sector should be able to exercise their rights to freedom of association. He insisted that workers in this sector are great resources that deserve full protection as already enshrined in Zambian constitution and in our labour laws. “...

By CHALIMULENGA THE ministry of sports in southern province has kicked off the preparation for the August 2013 United Nations World Tourism Organisation (UNWTO) General Assembly by taking out the current playing surface for the Maramba stadium in Livingstone. Maramba stadium is earmarked for the closing ceremony of the UNWTO general assembly where it is going to seat over 4,000 delegates. Southern province sports coordinator Kennedy Mubanga said the Maramba stadium is ear marked for rehabilitation. Speaking in interview at Livingstone at Maramba where the works were in process, Mubanga said the ministry of sports and the Livingstone city council is working on the playing surface. “We to plant kikuyu grass-root after resurfacing the grounds and Zambia Air Force (ZAF) has offered us support as they have seconded their grounds manager for Koloma stadium Mr Richard Phiri,” he said. Mubanga said that terraces will be worked on as the current once will be demolished.  H...