ZAMBIA Congress of Trade Unions president Blake Mulala says NHIMA’s proposal in the 2025 national budget to hike employee contribution fees is null and void. Last week, NHIMA proposed to hike employee contributions in 2025. Presenting a budget proposal at the just ended National Consultations for the 2025 Budget and 2025-2027 Medium Term Budget Plan, NHIMA Director Sarah Sitenta observed that the institution continued to face financial challenges as a result of small contributions for its services. But in an interview, Mulala said because ZCTU was not consulted, the proposal was null and void. “For that submission, anything to do with workers and when workers are not consulted in such issues, it’s null and void. It cannot have an impact...