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Zambia: Tobacco Firm Gets One-Week Ultimatum 

Jump to full article: All-Africa.com, 2009-10-15

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GOVERNMENT has given a one-week ultimatum to a Chipata-based tobacco company to pay 17 tobacco farmers K28 million owed to them.

Chipata District Commissioner, Moses Nyirenda asked the managing director of Sims Enterprises, Ataf Mogra, to ensure his company paid the farmers by Friday next week.

Mr Nyirenda said since the management of the tobacco company had agreed that it owed the farmers the money, it was only fair that they be paid their money.

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