Zambia: KANSANSHI Mining Parts Company With Local Contractors

Ndola — KANSANSHI Mining Plc in Solwezi has done away with Zambian contractors providing cleaning and catering services, and will instead engage foreign companies.

According to a joint letter by Kansanshi contracts officer, Franques Lee and commercial manager, Bill Allen, the local companies stopped providing services to Kansanshi on December 31, 2007. The service contracts included provision of catering services at Kansanshi Mine, cleaning of the village and golf estate, Simba school, plant and town offices. "Kansanshi hereby confirms that the above contracts will be in force until 31 December 2007. Kansanshi will be awarding this contract to another company whose tender has been selected after a full valuation," reads the letter co-signed by Mr Lee and Mr Allen.

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