AfricaWorld Newspaper 21st January 2023

EDITORIAL

M O N E Y
 I S
 N E V E R
 E N O U G H ,
 L E A R N

F I N A N C I A L
 M A N A G E M E N T
 S K I L L S

No matter how
 much
 money
 you
 have, it is never
 enough This leaves
 i n d i v i d u a l s a n d
 organizations
 alike
saddled
with
 a d i ffi c u l t
 dilemma.
 On
 the
 o n e h a n d ,
 acquisition
of
any
 amount
of
money
 is
prized,
while
on
 the other hand,
 money remains
 ephemeral and
 u n c h e c k e d
 spending can
 quickly deplete
 your
resources.
In
 this challenging
 landscape, good
 m o n e y
 m a n a g e m e n t
 skills become
 a b s o l u t e l y
 essential.

The
 first
 step
 in
 financial mastery is
 setting a budget. By
 carefully creating and
 documenting
a
spending
 plan, individuals and
 organizations can more
 easily monitor their
 finances and create
 systems for managing
 their money.It is also
 critical to prioritize
 spending
 and
 set
 aside
 money for saving and
 e l i m i n a t i n g d e b t Establishing a baseline
 budget
is
a
sprawling
task
 t h a t r e q u i r e s a
 commitment
to
research,
 preparation,
and
routinely
 updating of financial
 records.

T h e s e c o n d c o r e
 component of money
 management
is
to
carefully
 track spending. This

process involves creating
 s e p a r a t e b u d g e t a r y
 accounts for different
 expenses and creating a
 system for tracking gains
 and
 losses.
 While
 tracking
 spending
does
require
extra
 effort,
it
pays
off
greatly
in
 terms
of
ensuring
that
one
is
 aware of their financial
 situation at all times Additionally, tracking
 spending
on
different
items
 can also help individuals
 and organizations identify
 lessons to use for future
 budgeting
and
investments.

The third step in money
 management is generally
 focused
on
long­term
plans

and investments Though
 many
are
anxious
to
spend
 their hard­earned money,
 prudence suggests that
 some
be
set
aside
for
the
 future.
Investment
planning
 should involve careful
 consideration of a wide
 range
 of
 factors,
 including
 risk
management,
portfolio
 diversification, and other
 preventive measures.
 Moreso, individuals and
 organizations must judge
 their
time
horizons
and
the
 types
 of
 investments
 they
 are comfortable with Though
 these
 calculations
 require effort, they are
 essential
for
ensuring
longterm
financial
health.

F i n a l l y , m o n e y
 management requires
 access
to
reliable
solutions
 f o r m o n i t o r i n g a n d
 managing accounts and

investments Different
 people have different
 methods
for
this
task,
but
it
 is
 important
 to
 understand
 the
costs
and
benefits
of
any
 syste m.
We
 m a y
 w i s h
 t o
 resear c h
 soluti o n s
 t h a t
 u s e
 mobil e
 a p p s
 a n d
 techn ology
 f o r
 creati n g a
 compr ehens i v e
 v i e w
 of
their
finances.

Money management
 involves
 more
 than
 simply
 tracking the outflow and
 i n fl o w o f m o n e y A successful
financial
system
 requires discipline,
 p l a n n i n g , a n d w i s e
 investment Though it is
 difficult
to
set
aside
money
 for
the
future,
it
is
ultimately
 the
 key
 to
 having
 enough
 funds to meet everyday
 needs By acquiring
 financial management
 skills, individuals and
 businesses
can
ensure
they
 are well prepared for
 whatever the future may
 bring.

"Melchizedek,
king
of
 Salem
and
priest
of
God
 Most
High,
met
Abraham
 a s h e
 r e t u r n e d
 f r o m h i s
 defeat
of
the
 kings and
 blessed
him. " A n d
 A b r a h a m
 apportioned
 to
him
a
tenth
 o f
 everything H i s n a m e
 first means
 r i g h t e o u s
 king,
 and
 he
 w a s a l s o
 " k i n g o f
 Salem," that
 is, king of
 p e a c e .
 Without
father,
mother,
or
 a n c e s t r y, w i t h o u t
 beginning
of
days
or
end
 of life, thus made to
 resemble
the
Son
of
God,
 he remains a priest
 forever.

"It
is
even
more
obvious
if
 another
priest
is
raised
up
 after the likeness of
 Melchizedek, who has
 become
so,
not
by
a
law
 e x p r e s s e d i n a
 c o m m a n d m e n t
 concerning physical
 descentbut
by
the
power
 of
 a
 life
 that
 cannot
 be
 destroyed For it is
 testified. Through our

PRAYERS

Lord
Jesus,
send
the
Holy

ZAMBIA'S
LOAD
 SHEDDING
QUESTIONABLE

By:
Jemimah
Chungu

Zambia
has
been
 experiencing
up
 to 12 hours of
 load shedding of
 electricity by the
 country's
power
utility
 supplier, Zambia
 Electricity Supply
 Cooperation Ltd
 ( Z E S C O ) , s i n c e
 January
2023.

The local Lusaka
 Times
quoted
Energy
 Minister,
Peter
Kapala
 saying
 the
 low
 water
 levels in the hydropower source, the
 Kariba
 Dam,
 are
 the
 cause of the load
 shedding. He added
 that
the
overutilization
 of water to sustain
 power
generation
has
 exacerbated the
 situation.

by ZESCO revealed
 that
the
power
station's
 generating capacity
 has
been
reduced
from
 its installed 1080
 Megawatts (MW) to
 b e l o w 4 0 0 M W .
 Furthermore, the 150
 MW
 generator
 outage
 at Maamba Colliers
 Limited
Power
Plant
for
 r o u t i n e a n n u a l
 maintenance
from
Jan

4 until Jan 20, has
 e x a c e r b a t e d t h e
 situation.

S o , h o w i s l o a d
 s h e d d i n g
 questionable? Amid
 global warming and
 climate
change,
water
 levels in aquatic
 r e s o u r c e s a r e
 increasing
 due
 to
 the
 m e l t i n g o f p o l a r
 icesheets in the
 northern
and
southern

hemis pheres

Zambi a has
 about
 70%
of
 f r e s h
 water
 i n i t s
 n a t u r a l w a t e r
 r e s o u r c e s , s o
 generating water into
 the
Kariba
Dam
is
an
 option.
Additionally,
the
 Zambezi River, the
 longest river in the
 region,
has
not
run
out
 of
water

Hydro electricity,
 according
 to
 ZESCO,
 requires
annual
routine
 m a i n t e n a n c e However,
 Zambia
 has
 alternative electricity
 sources
such
as
coal,
 solar
energy,
and
wind

energy,
which
are
clean
 a n d g r e e n
 ( e n v i r o n m e n t a l l y
 friendly).

Furthermore,
this
is
the
 first time since the
 change
of
leadership
in
 2021 that the said
 maintenance has had
 an effect on power
 supply.
ZESCO
has
the
 capacity
to
channel
the
 resources
used
for
the
 a n n u a l r o u t i n e
 maintenance to other
 power generating
 activities.

Outrage has been
 expressed by
 some fanatics of
 the
Unity
Party
on
social
 m e d i a f o l l o w i n g a
 communication
from
2011

Nobel Peace Prize
 l a u r e a t e L e y m a h
 Gbowee, urging the
 party's
executives
to
stop
 forcing the former Vice
 President
 to
 contest
 the
 p r e s i d e n c y i n t h e
 u p c o m i n g g e n e r a l
 elections in October
 2023.

In
her
letter
to
the
party's
 hierarchies, Madam
 Gbowee
 stated
 that
 the
 former Vice President
 should
focus
on
his
health
 and grandchildren
 instead
of
forcing
himself
 to seek the presidency
 amid his deteriorating
 health
condition.

"

T h e f o r m e r V i c e
 President
should
focus
on
 h i s h e a l t h a n d

grandchildren instead of
 forcing
himself
to
seek
the
 p r e s i d e n c y a m i d
 deteriorating health
 c o n d i t i o n , ” M a d a m
 GBowee
said.

The
 78­year­old
 standard
 bearer
of
the
Africa's
first
 democratically elected
 female President's party,
 Boakai,
has
been
battling
 illness
for
the
past
weeks
 and
was
recently
admitted
 to the ELWA hospital,
 where
he
was
treated
for
 an
alleged
minor
stroke.

M a d a m G b o w e e
 continued
that,
for
peace,
 development of Liberia,
 the
party
should
allow
the
 former
 Vice
 President
 to
 retire
 from
 active
 politics
 and
focus
on
his
health.

"In
 the
 interest
 of
 peace,
 development and the
 interest
of
Liberia,
I
would
 like
you
all
to
allow
Uncle
 Joe
to
retire
from
politics

and
focus
on
his
health”.

According to madam
 GBowee, the veteran
 politician “ deserves to
 spend his golden years
 interacting with his
 grandkids,
enjoying
family
 t i m e w h i l e s h e
 a d m o n i s h e d t h e
 opposition parties to
 r e c o n s i d e r t h e i r

By:
Naomi
Tappia

Her
call
has
sparked
mixed
 reactions,
with
some
Unity
 Party
supporters
launching
 stinging attacks on her,
 while
partisans
of
the
ruling
 Coalition for Democratic
 Change
 have
 praised
 her
 c o m m u n i c a t i o n ,
 commending her for
 reminding
the
Unity
Party
to
 do
the
right
thing
and
refrain
 fro m
 c o e r cin g
 t h e
 eld erl y
 m a n
 t o
 c o n t est
 t h e
 p r esi d e n c y.

partnership with other
 political
parties
and
form
a
 merger
that
will
provide
a
 viable
 political
 option
 for
 the
Liberian
people
as
the
 writings
are
on
the
wall
that
 her
uncle
Joe
Boakai
is
in
 no
position
to
contest”.

She
also
admonished
the
 opposition parties to
 r e c o n s i d e r t h e i r
 partnership with other
 political
parties
and
form
a
 merger
that
will
provide
a
 viable
 political
 option
 for
 the
Liberian
people,
as
it
is
 clear
that
Boakai
is
in
no
 position
to
contest.

T h e U n i t y P a r t y
 encouraged her in their
 official
response
to
“speak
 against
 ills
 in
 the
 Liberian
 s o c i e t y d u e t o b a d
 governance
on
the
part
of
 President George Weah
 and the harsh economic
 crisis
afflicting
the
masses
 which
leads
to
some
going
 to
bed
hungry.”

The 2011 Nobel Peace
 prize
 laureate
 winner
 has
 since promised to make
 further
comments
upon
her
 return
to
the
country

New
Infection
Hits
 Nigeria,
Claims
25
Lives

By:
Vesla
Centurion
Kals

Ni g e r i a n
 a u t h o r i t i e s
 c o n fi r m e d
 Friday
the
outbreak
of
 a
new
nose
and
throat
 infection, otherwise
 known
 as
 Diphtheria,
 which has so far
 claimed
25
lives.

The
Nigeria
Centre
for
 Disease Control and
 Prevention
(NCDC)
in
 a p u b l i c h e a l t h
 advisory
issued
Friday
 morning, confirmed
 that
not
less
than
25
 p e o p l e h a v e
 reportedly died from
 the disease in Kano
 State.

The
NCDC,
however,
 noted that it had
 responded
to
"reports

of
 diphtheria
 cases
 in
 Lagos
and
Kano
States
 and
was
monitoring
the
 situation
 in
 Osun
 and
 Yobe States where
 cases
 are
 now
 being
 picked
up".

While
the
NCDC
is
yet
 to give data on the
 number of infections
 and
deaths
recorded
in
 the
 country,
 the
 Kano
 State Commissioner
 for Health, Aminu
 Tsanyawa, had on
 Thursday confirmed
 that the outbreak of
 Diphtheria
has
killed
no
 fewer
than
25
persons
 in
the
state.

The
commissioner
told
 an online newspaper
 that the state rapid

response team has
 been reactivated and
 indexed
an
action
plan
 to
check
the
spread
of
 the
 deadly
 disease
 in
 the
state.

However,
 NCDC
 said
 it's now working with
 state
 health
 ministries
 a n d p a r t n e r s t o
 enhance surveillance
 and response to the
 outbreak.

About
Diphtheria

The
 NCDC
 explained
 that diphtheria is a
 serious bacterial
 infection
caused
by
the
 bacterium called
 Corynebacterium
 species
that
affects
the
 nose, throat and

sometimes,
the
skin
of
 an
individual.

It noted that people
 m o s t a t r i s k o f
 contracting diphtheria
 are
children
and
adults
 who
have
not
received
 any
or
a
single
dose
of
 the
pentavalent
vaccine
 (a diphtheria toxoidcontaining vaccine),
 people who live in a
 crowded environment,
 in areas with poor
 s a n i t a t i o n a n d
 healthcare
workers
who
 a r e e x p o s e d t o
 suspected
or
confirmed
 cases of diphtheria Adapted from the
 Premium
Times

South
Africa
to

Host
China,
Russia
 for
Multilateral
 Maritime
Exercises

held at the
 beginning
of
 December
 2022." This year's
 E x e r c i s e
 MOSI will
 have 350
 S A N D F
 personnel
 from
various
 a r m s o f

The
South
African

N a t i o n a l
 Defence Force
 (SANDF)
is
expected
 to
host
a
multinational
 maritime
exercise
with
 Russia and China
 over
a
10­day
period
 to strengthen the
 already flourishing
 relations
between
the
 three
countries.

Thursday statement,
 the event known as
 Exercise MOSI will
 take
 place
 in
 Durban
 and Richards Bay,
 KwaZulu­Natal, from
 17 to 27 February
 2022.

"This
will
be
the
second
 time
such
an
exercise
 i s t a k i n g p l a c e
 involving the three
 naval forces
 with the

first one held in
 November 2019 in
 Cape Town, South
 Africa,"
 the
 statement
 read.

"Exercise
coordinators
 have concluded all
 n e c e s s a r y
 coordination and
 p r e p a r a t i o n
 arrangements
 for
 this
 exercise
during
virtual
 planning conferences

CAFOLINE | Uganda
 Cranes stunned tenman Senegal 1­0 at the
 TotalEnergies
African
 Nations
 Championship (CHAN) on
 Wednesday
to
keep
alive
their
 hopes
of
reaching
the
knockout
stages
of
the
competition.

Captain
 Milton
 Karisa
 scored
 the lone goal to guide the
 Cranes
to
the
victory
on
a
cold
 and
rainy
night
at
the
19
May
 1956
Stadium
in
Annaba
at
the
 ongoing
tournament
in
Algeria.

Teranga Lions will rue their
 missed opportunities as
 Cheikh
Sidibe
fluffed
a
penalty
 before
Karisa
pounced
to
net
 what turned out to be the
 winner
for
Uganda.

Senegal's
 hopes
 of
 restoring
 parity
were
dashed
in
the
83rd
 minute when substitute
 Libasse
Ngom
was
sent
off
for
 a
serious
foul,
giving
Uganda
 the numerical advantage to
 hold on to secure the win
 against the West African
 giants.

The
 Uganda
 defenders
 were
 resolute
since
the
start
of
the
 game as the Senegalese
 attackers
launched
a
series
of
 attacks on their goal area
 before
 Karisa
 scored
 against
 the
run
of
play

The
Vipers
forward
connected
 to
a
Kenneth
Semakula
pass
to
 make
an
impressive
tap­in
past
 Senegal
goalkeeper
Pape
Sy
 to
send
the
Ugandan
camp
into
 celebrations
in
the
33rd
minute.

The
 celebrations
 were
 called
 for
after
a
dramatic
half
hour
 that
 saw
 Milutin
 Sredojevic's
 side
 survive
 four
 Senegalese
 attempts
to
score
that
had
the
 Ugandans on their toes
 soaking in all the pressure
 before surging forward to
 score.

Senegal
had
started
the
game
 on
a
high
note
controlling
much
 of
 the
 ball
 but
 the
 Ugandans
 absorbed
all
the
pressure
and
 when in the 21st minute,
 Lamine
Kamara
got
a
chance
 to
 score
 from
 a
 freekick,
 his
 attempt
went
straight
into
the
 Ugandan
wall.

Sidibe
 stepped
 up
 to
 convert
 from
six
yards
but
his
shot
to
the
 right corner was saved by
 Ugandan goalkeeper Nafian
 Alionzi
 who
 had
 quite
 a
 busy
 night.

Alionzi
once
 again
 stood
 out
when
he
 blocked a
 f r e e k i c k
 f r o m fi v e
 yards
out
as
 S e n e g a l
 continued
to
 w a s t e
 chances in
 front
of
goal.

G e o ff r e y
 Wasswa was
 at
 fault
 for
 a
 n e e d l e s s
 back
 pass
 to
 Alionzi who
 was
forced
to
 touch
the
ball
 with
his
hand
 f o r c i n g a
 yellow card
 from Melki
 a n d a n
 e v e n t u a l
 freekick so
 close to the
 goal
 that
 the
 U g a n d a n s
 were lucky
 n o t t o
 concede.

Thereafter,
 S e n e g a l ' s
 Malick
 Mbaye
 sent a
 brilliant
 p a s s
 f r o m
 t h e
 right to
 Cheikh
 D i o u f
 w h o
 forced
 Alionzi
 into a
 o n eon­one
 battle
 to
come
off
his
line
but
his
effort
 went
 off
 the
 mark
 despite
 an
 empty
goal.

As
Senegal
continued
to
control
 the
 momentum
 of
 the
 game,
 Uganda pounced on one
 chance
and
converted
through
 Karisa
to
give
the
Cranes
the
 lead.

Despite conceding, Senegal
 continued attacking Uganda
 and
five
minutes
later
Cheikh

Sidibe
made
a
quick
run
on
the
 left
 wing
 but
 his
 attempt
 was
 picked
up
by
Alionzi
as
Uganda
 continued
to
suck
in
the
pressure
 from
the
Senegalese.

Six
minutes
into
the
second
half,
 Karisa
was
brought
down
in
the
 box
 and
 while
 it
 looked
 like
 a
 penalty, Melki consulted VAR
 and
decided
to
wave
play
on.

Senegal continued to amass
 pressure on Uganda and
 eventually
had
62%
of
the
ball
 possession but when Libasse
 Ngom was sent off for a
 dangerous
tackle
on
Abdu
Karim
 Watambala,
Senegal's
chances
 of
 winning
 started
 to
 diminish
 despite
 their
 spirited
 fight
 until
 the
last
minute
of
the
game.

Uganda
now
sits
on
top
of
Group
 B
with
four
points
while
Senegal
 are
second
with
three
points.
DR
 Congo who drew with Côte
 d'Ivoire earlier in the day sit
 second
with
two
points
from
two
 games while the Local
 Elephants
sit
bottom
of
the
table.
 All
four
teams
still
have
a
chance
 of
advancing.

This is Uganda's first CHAN
 victory since beating Burkina
 Faso
2­1
at
the
2014
edition
in
 South
Africa.
The
Cranes
were
 winless
at
the
2016,
2018
and
 2020
CHAN
editions.

Earlier, there was nothing to
 separate
 DR
 Congo
 and
 Cote
 D'Ivoire at the 19 Mai 1956
 S t a d i u m i n A n n a b a o n
 Wednesday
evening,
after
both
 sides played out to a highly
 tactical
 0­0
 stalemate
 to
 share
 the
spoils
in
their
second
Group
 B match of the TotalEnergies
 African
Nations
Championship.

Both
sides
came
into
the
clash
 desperate
for
a
victory
to
keep
 their tournament hopes alive
 with
DR
Congo
having
played
to
 a 0­0 draw against Uganda,
 while
the
Ivorians
suffered
a
1­0
 defeat
to
Senegal
last
week.

The result sees both sides
 slipping in their Group B
 positions
with
DR
Congo
third,
 while
Cote
D'Ivoire
are
rooted
at
 the bottom All four teams
 however
can
still
advance
to
the
 next
stage.

Moussa
Ndiaye
was
fouled
in
an
 aerial challenge by Frank
 Ssebufu
in
the
penalty
box
and
 Tunisian
referee
Mehrez
Melki
 pointed
to
the
spot.

FASHION

UV
NAIL
POLISH
DRYERS
 CAUSE
CANCER,
NEW
STUDY

By:
Jemimah
Chungu

words, this
 s t u d y
 demonstrates
 that radiation
 emitted by
 UV­nail
 polish
 dryers can
 both damage
 D N A a n d
 permanently
 e n g r a v e
 mutations on
 the genomes
 of primary
 m o u s e
 e m b r y o n i c
 fibroblasts,
 h u m a n
 f o r e s k i n
 fibroblasts,
 and human
 e p i d e r m a l
 keratinocytes.

Anew study has
 revealed that
 ultraviolet (UV)
 nail
polish
dryers
may
be
 linked to an increased
 risk of developing
 cancerous diseases.
 These UV nail polish
 dryers are commonly
 used for pedicure and
 manicure around the
 world.

T h e N a t u r e
 Communications
Journal
 recently reported a
 connection between
 these
ultraviolet
radiation

machines
and
issues
of

mutation
 at
 the
 cellular
 level, which can be
 cancerous.
 Ultraviolet
 A light
 is
 typically
 emitted
 by
UV­nail
polish
dryers,
 and
 long­term
 use
 may
 increase
the
risk
of
skin

cancer However, no
 experimental evaluation
 had
 been
 conducted
 to
 determine the effect of
 radiation
emitted
by
UVnail polish dryers on
 mammalian
 cells
 ­
 until
 now

The study found that

irradiation
 by
 a
 UV­nail
 polish
dryer
causes
high
 levels
of
reactive
oxygen
 species,
 consistent
 with
 8 ­ o x o ­ 7 , 8dihydroguanine
 damage
 and mitochondrial
 dysfunction.
 Analysis
 of
 somatic mutations
 r e v e a l e d a d o s edependent increase of
 C:G>A:T substitutions
in
 irradiated samples with
 mutagenic patterns
 similar to mutational
 signatures previously
 attributed to reactive
 oxygen
species.
In
other

The findings of this study
 should
not
be
surprising,
as
 any
UV
exposure,
especially
 when
 repeated,
 can
 cause
 cancer This is why the
 depletion
of
the
ozone
layer,
 which
 shields
 us
 from
 UV
 rays
from
the
Sun,
is
a
major
 concern.

Despite
 the
 potential
 risks,
 nail art is a popular and
 lucrative business in the
 fashion industry. Pedicure
 and
manicure
are
not
only
a
 relaxing treat, but also a
 stylish
must­have.

About
NYSC
Corps
 &
Security
in
Nigeria

The
National
Youth

S e r v i c e
 C o m m i s s i o n ,
 (NYSC)
is
a
compulsory
 o n e y e a r
 programme for
 every graduate
 o f N i g e r i a n
 citizenry unless
 seen otherwise
 b y
 circumstances
 beyond one's
 control The

 essence of the
 programme
is
for
 the
graduates
to
 experience the
 diverse ethnic
 and cultural
 d i ff e r e n c e s
 embedded
in
the
 Nigerian nation,
 yet fostering
 unity, love and
 patriotism They
 are
 expected
 to
 contribute their
 own quota no
 m a t t e r h o w
 minimum while
 ensuring that
 o n e n e s s i s
 s u s t a i n e d Tolerance is
 highly
advocated
 in
 the
 course
 of
 t h i s p r o g r a m m e

A corp
member
whose
 name is yet to be
 revealed, saw this
 programme
(NYSC)
in
a
 d i ff e r e n t y e t
 uncongenial fashion
 w h e n h e w a s
 unexpectedly assailed
 with
a
machete
by
some
 unsuspecting students

in
 his
 place
 of
 primary
 assignment.
(PPA)
 This
 uncomely
(ugly)
incident
 took
place
in
Osun
State,

By
CHIOMA
MADONNA
NDUKWU

w e r e h e a r d i n
 background
howling
"we
 won't
take
this,
we
won't
 t a k e t h i s "

even security volatile
 states
 in
 the
 country,
 is
 yet to be addressed Leaders should please
 wake
up
and
 d o t h e
 needful. The
 blood
 of
 any
 Nigerian that
 drops
 on
 the
 g r o u n d
 should prick
 y o u r
 conscience
 which is the

 h i g h e s t
 a u t h o r i t y C o r p
 members
are
 admonished
 d u r i n g
 orientation
 to
 always
watch
 their backs

Nigeria,
in
 a
yet
to
be
 disclosed secondary
 school
at
the
time
of
filing
 in this publication Voices rose in total
 denunciation
 of
 such
 a
 dastardly
act
against
the
 young
 man.
 The
 video
 online
displayed
the
corp
 member with blood
 spewing
 from
 his
 head
 down
to
his
body.
Voices

The huge question of
 "which way Nigeria?",
 remains
unanswered
till
 t o d a y S e c u r i t y
 measures
which
should
 be
put
in
place
to
guide
 o u r t e e m i n g c o r p
 members
who
are
asked
 to
serve
their
fatherland,
 having
 been
 posted
 to

The pupil or
 student you
 might
lash
out
 with
might
be
 a cultist you
 may
decide
to
 h u n t y o u
 down. Life
 h a s n o
 duplicate
and
 shouldn't be
 s a c r i fi c e d
 unnecessaril y
irrespective
 of
who
we
claim
to
serve.
 Let
 us
 all
 be
 wise
 and
 t r e a d c a u t i o u s l y

T h a n k y o u d e a r
 esteemed
readers.
Enjoy
 the weekend as you
 digest these pearls of
 wisdom

M
 P O W E R
 C R I S I S
 S N O W B A L L S

I N T O
 M A S S
 J O B
 L O S S E S

to
 cutdown
 wage
 bills
 and
other
costs.

Since December 28,
 w h e n o n e o f
 Z i m b a b w e
 Electricity Supply
 Authority (ZESA)
 s u b ­ p o w e r
 stations
 exploded,
 companies have
 been relying on
 generators.

Alan Dreyer, the
 owner of Wood
 Take, said that
 some businesses
 were
still
planning
 t o p a y t h e
 r e m a i n i n g
 employees
on
their
 books,
 despite
 not
 h a v i n g b e e n
 productive for the
 entire
month.

"I have about 30
 employees
and
the
 same
number
at
my
 sister company There
has
not
been
 any
power
since
we
 opened
 this
 year
 but
 I
 assure
you
they
will
be
 expecting
their
salaries
 at
the
end
of
the
month
 despite the situation,"
 said
Dreyer.

"If only we could get
 communication as to
 when
ZESA expects
to
 r e c o n n e c t u s f o r
 planning
purposes.

Contacted
by
journalists
 for a comment on
 w o r s e n i n g p o w e r

just
 have
 to
 see
 where
 we would be by next
 week
Friday,"
he
said.

millers of wheat and
 maize, one of Harare's
 largest sugar refineries
 and
other
key
industries.

A n o t h e r i n d u s t r y
 employee who spoke
 u n d e r a n o n y m i t y
 conditions had the
 following
to
say:

"We
cannot
afford
to
use
 generators because of
 o u r h e a v y d u t y
 m a c h i n e r y, s o a l l
 operations
at
most
of
the
 industries have been
 stopped.

"The
 issue
 is
 mainly
 on
 payment of salaries,
 some employers have
 already
started
laying
off
 workers with no pay
 because there is no
 production.

situation, a ZESA engineer
 chose
 to
 give
 an
unclear
response.

H o w e v e r , m e d i a
 inquiries revealed that
 the
head
office
had
not
 started the process of
 fixing
the
station.

"I cannot give you a
 specific
date,
but
we
will

The
parts
are
accessible
 in
South
Africa
and
are
 yet to be ordered,
 allAfrica.

Workington
area
houses

" A l l d o w n s t r e a m
 businesses
which
survive
 based
on
the
presence
of
 our
 employees,
 such
 as
 restaurants, have been
 affected too," said
 another employer who
 preferred
anonymity

Zimbabwe is already
 g r a p p l i n g w i t h a n
 electricity
 crisis
 that
 has
 seen
load­shedding
of
up
 to18
hours
as
a
result
of
 depreciated
water
levels
 at
its
main
Kariba
Hydro
 power
plant.