A Zambian female banker was fired from her job allegedly sleeping with over 200 men while promising them jobs.
The woman identified as Mutale Winfridah, a branch senior executive of ZANACO bank, was suspended by bank management for sleeping with over 200 different men who were both clients and job seekers.
The 39-year-old Winfridah was suspended after more than 10 men formally lodged complaints against her, claiming she had used her influence as a branch senior bank executive to “enjoy their bed energies” after promising them jobs at the bank and approving their bank loan applications.
Winfridah is said to be unmarried because of her quest to attain different academic qualifications before finding a partner.
In Other News: Over 400 Dogs Die After Eating Poisoned Maize Meal in Zambia
An “alarming number” of 400 dogs are thought to have died over the past month in Zambia after eating contaminated maize and humans could be at risk too, the country’s health minister has said.
Elijah Muchima announced that approximately half of the 25 samples taken from milling companies were found to contain exceedingly high levels of aflatoxins, a poisonous substance produced by fungi.
Maize is the staple food in Zambia and Mr Muchimi said the test results were “of great concern due to the several health implications for [the] population”.
The World Health Organization (WHO) says there is evidence aflatoxins can cause liver cancer in humans.
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Authorities launched an investigation into the nation’s maize supply after Diamond TV, a Zambian broadcaster, found dozens of dogs had died from aflatoxin poisoning.
It was suspected they died after eating dog food containing contaminated maize.
In their investigation, the authorities took samples from 10 milling companies that make maize-based dog food and also process the grain to make maize meal, which is consumed by humans.
The health ministry has not reported any human deaths resulting from contaminated maize. However sources at the Zambia National Public Health Institute say they are currently trying to ascertain if the spoiled grains have had on impact on the general public.
Following the authorities’ investigation, “affected batches” of maize meal have been recalled and seizure notices have been issued to “affected companies”, Mr Muchimi said. He did not name these companies or any specific maize meal brands.
Prior to Diamond TV’s report, only Farmfeed, a dog-food processing company, had recalled its products.
In his press briefing on Tuesday, Mr Muchimi said climate change and the impact of Zambia’s recent drought had “exacerbated the occurrence of aflatoxin this season”.
Like much of southern Africa, Zambia was hit by a severe drought earlier this year. An estimated one million subsistence farmers experienced damaged crops and maize supplies in the country are still critically low.
