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The National Social Security Fund (NSSF) in Iringa Region has demanded that employers not compromise with employees contributions by doing so is against the NSSF law.  Speaking yesterday during the meeting with judicial workers of the Iringa region, NSSF Iringa Regional Manager, Josephat Komba said that the fund will take legal action against all employers who have not submitted workers contributions.  The aim of the meeting was to bring common understanding on implementation of NSSF Act between the two parties (NSSF and judiciary).  He said all employers who delayed membership contributions will be sent to court for suspicion of delaying workers contributions.  Komba said that the employers will be arraigned in court for causing NSSF to lose millions of shillings, which were the arrears of contributions they had to submit.  He mentioned that the role of NSSF to collect all monthly members contributions, to register all employ...

Girl child education, the universal remedy of poverty, family disorganization and societal true development has suffered several sets backs over the years due to socio-cultural and economic factors.  The statement was made yesterday by the acting Kilolo District Executive Director (DED), Jasphone Mukungu who doubles as a district planning officer during the handed over 28 tablets (smart phones), to 24 mentor teachers and four (4) Camfed district committees (CDCs) respectively.  He said that education is very important for every child whether boy or girl. It is sad that some communities still discriminate against the education of the girl child.  An African proverb says, “If we educate a boy, we educate one person. If we educate a girl, we educate a family – and a whole nation.”  Mukungu noted that by sending a girl to school, she is far more likely to ensure that her children also receive an education. As many claim, investing in a girl’s ...