Emeline Kabanshi MP at Parliament Building shortly after Finance Minister Dr Bwalya Ng’andu presented the 2021 national budget on September 25, 2020 – Puicture by Tenson Mkhala
FORMER Minister of Community Development and Social Services Emerine Kabanshi has told the court that she had nothing to do with the extension of the scope of coverage of a contract between Zambia Postal Services Corporation (ZAMPOST) to include three provinces and two districts under Social Cash Transfer programme.
Kabanshi has equally denied re-engaging ZAMPOST to disburse funds under the social cash transfer program after the contract was terminated.
She told the Lusaka Magistrates’ Court that the acting permanent secretary then, wrote to the post master general telling him about how the re-engagement was going to be done.
PT Pos Indonesia disburses social cash transfer of Rp34.7 trillion 9th March 2021
Head of the social cash transfer (BST) distribution of PT Pos Indonesia Haris (center) observed the distribution process of the BST. ANTARA/HO-PT Pos Indonesia
The total social cash transfer distributed (to beneficiaries) has amounted to Rp34.7 trillion as of now, or some 99 percent Jakarta (ANTARA) - Postal service company PT Pos Indonesia (Persero) distributed Rp34.7 trillion (US$2.41 billion) of Social Cash Transfer (BST) to 94.6 million beneficiaries since the social aid program s launch early on during the COVID-19 pandemic in Indonesia. The total social cash transfer distributed (to beneficiaries) has amounted to Rp34.7 trillion as of now, or some 99 percent, head of the BST distribution of PT Pos Indonesia Haris noted in a statement here on Tuesday.
Liberia: Government Launches US$3.4m COVID-19 Relief Package for 15K Households in Montserrado
Liberia: Government Launches US$3.4m COVID-19 Relief Package for 15K Households in Montserrado
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Monrovia – The Government of Liberia, through the Ministry of Gender and Social Protection says all is set for the direct transfer of cash to 15 thousand households in Montserrado County.
Making the announcement at a press conference recently, the Minister of Gender, Children and Social Protection, Williametta E. Saydee-Tarr said the intervention is part of the government’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic – to assist extremely poor and food-insecure families affected by the pandemic.
The United Nations International Labour Organization (ILO) and Outreach Scout Foundation (OSF) have joined forces to push the Malawi Government to increase budgetary allocations to social protection programmes.
Kaluluma (back to camera) making a presentation before journalists in Lilongwe on Thursday–Photo by Watipaso Mzungu, Nyasa Times
Kaluluma–There is no country that does not have social protection programmes–Photo by Watipaso Mzungu, Nyasa Times
ILO national project coordinator, Reagan Kaluluma, argued on Thursday that contrary to other people’s assertions that such programmes could promote laziness and dependency among beneficiaries, the initiatives have proven the most effective tools for reducing poverty and inequality in a country.
President Edgar Lungu says it is a pure insult to claim that Zambians cannot run mines as they managed mines before privatization.
“Let me emphasize that we won’t allow those claiming that they will sell back the mines which we have bought off from investors,” he said.
President Lungu said the PF Government had worked hard in many spheres thereby encouraging Zambians that they did not need to change a winning team.
“Investors wanted to put mines on care and maintenance which would have affected many workers and we’re proud of our record as PF in terms of development and protecting the interests of workers,” he said.