CABINET APPROVES MORE JOBS IN DIFFERENT FIELDS
Government will recruit more government workers in different fields starting this year.
According to the Green paper released by Chief Government Spokesperson Mweetwa, government will also continue with programmes such as social Cash transfer, cash for work among others aimed at alleviating challenges. This is in addition to the jobs that will be created.
Some taxes will be reduced in order to encourage participation stating that higher taxes lead to non compliance in terms of payments.
The more people pay taxes, the better compared to having a few paying huge taxes.
President Hakainde Hichilema called for a special cabinet meeting on the 11th of July, 2025 at which these policy decisions were made.
I was in a Yango taxi the other day and this driver was complaining that, before 2021, UPND promised jobs a other opportunity for the masses, his complaint was that each time UPND talks about have created jobs, they talk about teachers, policemen, soldiers, etc, but no jobs for those with little or no education, he further went on to say, those without education are actually the ones who were fighting toe to toe with PF cadres on behalf of UPND and they are the ones that voted in droves while their educated colleagues were busy studying for exams and not voting. He claims that today, this category of voters has been neglected because they have been followed even in the compound with load shedding and hence, they cannot run their small businesses like barbershops, welding, small restaurants etc. His complaint was passionate and genuine. Please take care of this category as well so that they vote again, otherwise their vote will be the difference.
Maybe he should have also brought forward the kind of jobs that the government should consider for those without school papers!
Some complaints are genuine but what is not genuine is not taking introspection. It’s hard to have a positive production with uneducated people. The government has brought skills development even for those who didn’t go as far as grade 9 and also brought forward a plea to those who didn’t see school class room to have a chance of it now. This is indirect employment to those complaining coz in a matter of time they will have qualification for direct employment or have a skill.
Anyway, we will always have complaints.