MINISTER of Local Government and Rural Development Gift Sialubalo says his Ministry will soon close the matter of council rates following President Hakainde Hichilema’s directive to lower them. Sialubalo has, on the other hand, urged citizens to directly report to him any shoddy works being done by contractors. Speaking on Diamond TV, Wednesday, Sialubalo said there was need to be mindful of the economic gauge before increasing rates anyhow. He was responding to a question on when local authorities would revise council rates following President Hichilema’s directive. “When I took office, I had several meetings with the Town Clerks and the Council Secretaries around the 2018 Act, which saw a huge increment in terms of rates. For example, someone who...
