BUSINESS Coalition Task Force Committee Member Mark O’Donnell has urged ERB to monitor Zesco and ensure that funds which would be raised from the emergency tariff increase are used for power imports and not hiring political cadres. But Zesco Managing Director Victor Mapani says under his leadership, the corporation has not faced the issue of employing cadres or sending resources to politicians. Zesco Board Chairperson Vickson Ncube also says the utility company has not donated any vehicles to any political party under his watch. Speaking during a public hearing on Zesco’s emergency tariff increase proposal to the ERB, Monday, O’Donnell, who supported the application, noted that Zesco had a history of not correctly accounting for its income. “What is being...
