{"id":2278,"date":"2022-12-20T06:43:33","date_gmt":"2022-12-20T06:43:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/diamondtvzambia.com\/staging\/7839\/?p=2278"},"modified":"2022-12-20T06:43:40","modified_gmt":"2022-12-20T06:43:40","slug":"cash-strapped-kasama-council-failing-to-pay-workers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/diamondtvzambia.com\/staging\/7839\/cash-strapped-kasama-council-failing-to-pay-workers\/","title":{"rendered":"CASH STRAPPED KASAMA COUNCIL FAILING TO PAY WORKERS"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/diamondtvzambia.com\/staging\/7839\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/news-story-update-1.jpg?resize=1024%2C576&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2246\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/diamondtvzambia.com\/staging\/7839\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/news-story-update-1.jpg?resize=1024%2C576&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/diamondtvzambia.com\/staging\/7839\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/news-story-update-1.jpg?resize=300%2C169&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/diamondtvzambia.com\/staging\/7839\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/news-story-update-1.jpg?resize=768%2C432&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/diamondtvzambia.com\/staging\/7839\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/news-story-update-1.jpg?w=1280&amp;ssl=1 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Kasama Municipal Council workers are in nine months salary arrears, amounting to over 8.9 million kwacha.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Fire <a><\/a>Services Union of Zambia Kasama Branch Chairperson, Hosea Mbawa says workers are demotivated owing to the non-payment of salaries.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Kasama Municipal Council Town Clerk Chisanga Musongole has confirmed the crisis and says the council revenue base is unable to meet the wage bill.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">By Diamond Chitalu<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Kasama Municipal Council workers are in nine months salary arrears, amounting to over 8.9 million kwacha. 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