‘Our Own Member’ Heads Federation of Employers in Zambia

The entire Board and Management of My Home Town (MHT) wish to extend our happiness and felicitations to our Board Member and immediate Past Patron, Mr Alfred Masupha, for a great feat in being elected President of the Zambia Federation of Employers – ZFE.

{Image on right shows: Mr Masupha, right, with Republican President Rupiah Banda, left, and Leader of Labour Movement Leonard Hikaumba}.

We know how effervescent and diligent to duty Mr Masupha is and we have no doubt that he will deliver on the aspiration of the new organisation to which he was popularly elected. Mr Masupha served as MHT Vice Chairperson to late Mr George Cornhill between 2008 and 2009 and became Patron for a year before stepping down but humbled himself to serve as a Board Member, a position that he holds to date. He travelled widely on MHT assignments in an effort augment the standing of our NGO Internationally.

Mr Masupha, took over as ZFE President from the incumbent Dr George Chabwera who he beat in a contest five weeks back by polling 64 votes against his opponent’s 33 votes, and has to date undertaken his first assignment, as part of the five - man Zambian Government delegation that attended a one week session of the African Union Ministers of Labour and Social Services Meeting in Yaoundé – Cameroon. Next on the menu is a World Annual Convention of the International Labour Organisation (ILO), in Geneva toward end of May. And on Sunday, May 1, 2011 he shared the same platform with the Republican President Mr Rupiah Banda and Leader of the Labour Movement Mr Leonard Hikaumba on the occasion commemorating Labour Day celebrations.

ZFE is a central organisation of employers in Zambia established by Act of Parliament, Industrial and Labour Relations Act “Cap 269” of the Laws of Zambia. The Federation operates under constitution, which provides for a general membership mostly corporate entities, board of directors headed by the President and a Secretariat headed by the Executive Director. The President is responsible for chairing ZFE board meetings and leading the federation in lobbying government and other stake holders on issues that affect the business community with a view to creating an enabling environment for a sustainable enterprise.

In expressing his personal appreciation to MHT Member 1 Mr James Ndambo, Mr Masupha who also serves as the Managing Director of Southern Water and Sewerage Company said:

“Sir, do receive my thanks and gratitude to your very kind desk, your family and indeed MHT, for the many opportunities that I have been given to date through travels, appointments to the Senior Leadership of MHT, that extensively exposed me, added extra knowledge to me, without doubt, that added to the knack of bettering myself, thus being viewed by members as someone they could entrust with this very important responsibility.”

{Image on left shows: Mr Masupha centre and Rocky Sombe in New York and MHT US Secretary Rosely Mtonga is second from left}.

Report by Humphrey Lombe
Head of Media and International Relations