Production Records 2012/13 Season

"The 2012/13 Nakambala season ended with a big celebration for record production of cane crushed 3 246 082 tonnes, sugar made and estimated 403 823 tonnes and sugar weighed 404 001 tonnes."

IMAGE: Nakambala's HR director Doreen Kabunda congratulates employees of the company’s Zambian operation at the end-of-year party for the 2012/13 season records broken.

THE 2012/13 Nakambala season ended with a big celebration for record production of cane crushed 3 246 082 tonnes, sugar made and estimated 403 823 tonnes and sugar weighed 404 001 tonnes.

Country operations director at the time, Stanley Munsamy, congratulated the Nakambala team for their hard work during the season, stressing that the team was creative and full of ideas despite all the challenges. He said it was amazing to see what individuals at the Zambian operation could come up with when faced with a challenge.

He also took the opporunity to bid farewell to the employees as he takes up a role at Illovo Head Office. He said Zambia was a beautiful place and he and his wife Rita had enjoyed their stay there. HR director Doreen Kabunda also conveyed management’s congratulations to the employees on their hard work, in spite of the slow start to the season due to various issues, to catch up and produce record figures.