ver 11,800 residents of Chililabombwe’s Mine Township, the RB and Helen Kaunda settlements will access quality healthcare closer to their homes following the reopening of a Health Centre 4 in the copper mining town.

Commissioning the refurbished facility, Deputy Minister of Tourism and Arts, Esther Banda, who is also Chililabombwe Member of Parliament said the facility would impact positively on the lives of employees and residents.

“The reopening of clinic 4 will increase the number of people benefiting directly from KCM health services to over 70,000 people,” Mrs Banda said. KCM currently operates two major hospitals and 14 clinics in Chililabombwe, Nampundwe, Kitwe and Chingola which provide health care services to over 63,000 people.

Mrs. Banda said the reopening of the health centre was in line with the government policy to bring quality health care closer to communities.

My government is keen on fostering public private partnerships (PPPs) in all areas of development, including health as this is the most robust way of ensuring sustainable development,

Mrs. Banda said.

The Deputy Minister commended KCM for complementing the government’s efforts to provide quality health care to employees and communities around its mining areas.

Speaking at the same function, KCM Chief Executive Officer Steven Din said reopening Health Centre 4 was symbolic of KCM’s continued focus to deliver quality health care to the people in the communities in which it operates.

Mr. Din said KCM would continue to support the health sector as a healthy population was essential for supporting higher production in the mining industry.

I am aware that the government cannot on its own meet the demands for health service delivery. Therefore, the private sector has a major role to play in providing quality health services and KCM will continue to take a lead in this area,

Mr. Din said.

Kangwa Chirwa, a miner’s spouse and mother of two, said the facility would not only improve the healthcare of the community but would ease the burden of people walking more than two kilometres to the nearest health facility.

“I am very happy because I experienced the difficulties of walking long distances to the nearest clinic. It was more difficult when a mother fell ill at the same time as her child. It meant she would not be able to go to the clinic, thereby worsening the illness. But I thank KCM that we now have a clinic close to our homes,” she narrated.

KCM spent k800,000 on the rehabilitation works which included reinforcing the foundation of the building, replacing the roof and ceiling, improving water reticulation and sanitation facilities. Other works were done on the Antenatal, VCT and main consultation rooms. The clinic offers free VCT, under-five clinic and family planning services.

CM is pleased to announce the appointment of Mrs. Chimango Chikwanda as Vice President Human Capital Management effective 1st April 2016.

She joins KCM from ZANACO where she made significant contributions to the cultural transformation of the largest retail bank in Zambia. She has over 20 years’ experience in strategic and operational Human Resource with other ‘ best-in-class’ multinationals such as Zain Zambia, SABMiller and Pricewaterhousecoopers.

Mrs. Chikwanda holds a BSc in Economics from the University of London, a MSc in Economics from the university of Warwick, an MS degree in Consultancy and Coaching for Change from HEC (Paris) in partnership with Oxford University and is a certified MBTI and Belbin practitioner.

Her predecessor, Mr. Njovu leaves KCM after completing close to two years in the role where he has provided leadership to the KCM function and maintained cordial relations with the unions.

Management has thanked Mr. Njovu for his contribution to the organization and wishes him well in his future endeavors.

ear Colleagues,

I would like to introduce to you our first article on KCM’s commitment to a culture of compliance and governance. In this column, we will look at various aspects around this subject which are critical to the growth of thee business.

We have embarked on a programme of ‘Zero Tolerance to Non-Compliance and our participation in this undertaking is critical. The company is required to be fully compliant with all company policies, procedures, technical specifications, regulations, general guidelines and the country’s laws.

Every one of us need to exercise responsibility and accountability in discharging our roles and responsibilities to ensure the growth and success of KCM. Compliance is not a requirement for only senior management, it is everyone’s responsibility.

There is need to strengthen our internal control environment in KCM. Every single person has a role to play a as we seek to achieve the company objectives. Being compliant has to first be a personal resolution, and then a collective corporate way of doing business. I wish to encourage all of you to join hands in ensuring100 percent compliance to our rules, guidelines, regulations and legal obligations.

Good attributes to compliance start with being punctual on duty and good time management. It requires upholding safety standards, using company assets and resources in a prudent manner. It must then extend to softer issues of our value system of being ethical in our conduct. We need to exhibit integrity – a culture of honesty in both private and business lives. We need to embrace this as a value system and not just a norm.

Compliance and ethical conduct eventually builds integrity which then leads to a robust business culture. The growth of our society, families and the company cannot be detached from a strong value system, underpinned on compliance to statutory requirements and company procedures and policies.

In our next discussion, I will share with you a synopsis of KCM’s compliance programme which will focus on the realisation of a stronger business environment that guarantees the survival of this organisation. I urge you to be compliant!

Sharad Gargiya

Chief Financial Officer

HINGOLA, 6 March 2016, Anil Agarwal, the Chairman for Vedanta Resources addressed more than 300 Konkola Copper Mines (KCM) employees as a part of a global “virtual town hall meeting.”

The Vedanta founder and Chairman was speaking during a live broadcast through a video link to more than 300 KCM employees and about 5,000 in total from all Vedanta subsidiaries and businesses in 30 locations in 5 countries. Employees from all locations were able to ask questions to the Chairman, who was participating in London.

This was the first time that this technology has been used in KCM and enabled a wide cross section of the company to interact directly with the Chairman of the company’s largest shareholder.

The event was well received by KCM employees: According to Innocent Chiluba, a metallurgist in the company: “It was great to be able to hear the Chairman talk directly to us from London and answer the questions on our mind. I was amazed to see groups from so many different places on the screen.”

Mr Agarwal spoke about his affection for Zambia and Vedanta’s long term commitment to the country. He said Vedanta’s 50-year vision to continue mining in Zambia would be fulfilled, underpinned on the world-class and high grade ore body at the flagship Konkola mine in Chililabombwe.

Mr Agarwal told the employees that,

our main intention at the moment is to survive the current challenges. It is all about our determination to take our company forward. You need to work hard, cut costs and increase production. We have to be innovative.

Mr Agarwal said Vedanta subsidiaries, including KCM, would continue to nurture young people into positions of leadership. The company would also promote the ascendancy of women into leadership positions as it seeks to expand its asset portfolio as a diversified global resources company.

I encourage all of you to remain ambitious for success, humble and hardworking. To find and recognise talent is the most important thing for us. Our success will be based on trust and honesty. I have seen a great passion from our employees at KCM and there is also great potential. We have done everything possible to develop this asset by investing over $3 billion on processing plants and the mines,

Mr Agarwal said, addressing KCM.

Vedanta Chief Executive Officer Tom Albanese, who is also KCM’s Chairman, reiterated that a strong foundation had been created at KCM.

“There is so much enthusiasm about copper mining in Zambia. Everyone is passionate about the KCM 50-year vision,” Mr Albanese said.

Mr Albanese said that companies which emerge strong from the downturn in mining are those that inevitably benefit most from the return to higher commodity prices.
“This is not the first time we have faced these challenges. I am optimistic we will come out stronger,” he added.