Africa's richest man Aliko Dangote's company in Zambia, Dangote Industries Zambia is suing the country's Labour Minister, Fackson Shamenda, for defamation.

According to AFP, the company initiated the lawsuit after the mr Shamenda claimed that a senior company official of Dangote Industries tried to bribe him.
The company is now seeking unspecified damages for slander and libel as well as special damages in the sum of 112,042.84 kwacha ($17,728), according to documents filed in the High Court.

On September 15th, a local newspaper, Namibian Post, carried a story with the headline "Dangote offers Shamenda a bribe" where the labour minister claimed that a Nigerian human resources manager from the company offered him a bribe which he rejected.
"He told me that it was a tradition in their culture to give someone a token of appreciation. May I take this opportunity to warn Dangote and all other investors in the country to avoid enticing government officials with bribes -- it hinders progress." Shamenda was quoted as saying.
Dangote Industries is setting up a multimillion dollar cement plant in Ndola, about 360 km north of the capital Lusaka.

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AKMoney1:
Make I spread mat sharply for I know where topic like this belong

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What the?!

politricks:
Make i follow join.

Na so my broda, this is money matter.

*offers him a bottle of champagne*

Other Africans envying Nigerians since 1960

"He told me that it was a tradition in their culture to give someone a token of appreciation"

Well, I believe the Labour Minister. There is no hiding the truth here, it's typical of Nigerians to give and collect kickbacks.

i smell front page potentials

rudedough:
"He told me that it was a tradition in their culture to give someone a token of appreciation"

Well, I believe the Labour Minister. There is no hiding the truth here, it's typical of Nigerians to give and collect kickbacks.

And you think that only happens in Nigeria.

I think everybody does it. the Americans call it Kicking back

What's the difference between token of appreciation and bribe? Can someone help?

Did T.B Joshua offer token of appreciation or bribe?

mployer:

What's the difference between token of appreciation and bribe? Can someone help?

Did T.B Joshua offer token of appreciation or bribe?

A bribe is money given specifically to an individual in return for a favour, while a Token of Appreciation is basically a gift.

ducii:



A bribe is money given specifically to an individual in return for a favour, while a Token of Appreciation is basically a gift.

understood.

Did dangote manager offer bribe or token?


Did T.B Joshua offer Bribe or token?

mployer:

understood.

Did dangote manager offer bribe or token?


Did T.B Joshua offer Bribe or token?

Your Guess is as good as mine, the like between a token and a bribe is blurred these days nobody know which one is which

Make I mount my möniker before spacebookers rig me out

Token of appreciation is not bribe,e.g somebody intervene In your matter and helped you get something.anything you give the person is a token of appreciation and not bribe

Ipledge:
Token of appreciation is not bribe,e.g somebody intervene In your matter and helped you get something.anything you give the person is a token of appreciation and not bribe

I concur

Mumu minister.. Just a little "kola" or "fuel for your car" you are complaining just to paint nigerians black.. It's a normal thing naw.. Ah! Ask Farouk Lawan, TBJ, etc they will tell you.. Are you more enlighten than these people?

The minister is a liar! He is try to paint Nigeria black! "He told me that it was a
tradition in their culture to give someone a token of
appreciation. ...he says? This is the reason why I don't beleive him. Most African countries believes that Nigeria is a corrupt nation so they tend to use that line often.

I don't get it ...
A token of appreciation or a bribe?
I trust my naija people cos we can never say, i want to bribe you. Instead, we use Appreciate.

We're good at painting black white.

SlyIg:
I don't get it ...
A token of appreciation or a bribe?
I trust my naija people cos we can never say, i want to bribe you. Instead, we use Appreciate.

We're good at painting black white.

So you are saying the minister is saying the truth while Dangote's Manager is a liar, is that what you are saying?

ducii:


So you are saying the minister is saying the truth while Dangote's Manager is a liar, is that what you are saying?

Na you talk that one o.
You hear from my mouth?
Lolsss

SlyIg:


Na you talk that one o.
You hear from my mouth?
Lolsss

I just want Know if you go believe an obvious jealous man over, our own Dagote.

112,042.84 kwacha

ducii:


I just want Know if you go believe an obvious jealous man over, our own Dagote.

Not when the spaghetti i ate this morning is Dangote, the salt is Dangote, the house was cemented by Dangote cement and almost everything around me is Dangote.
How can i be so heartless not to take side with my own country man!

SlyIg:


Not when the spaghetti i ate this morning is Dangote, the salt is Dangote, the house was cemented by Dangote cement and almost everything around me is Dangote.
How can i be so heartless not to take side with my own country man!

yea I know, don't mind these Africans envying Nigerians

V

Who doesnt know that Dangote gives bribe. He is just trying to save his corrupt face from being lynched.

chimoz:
Who doesnt know that Dangote gives bribe. He is just trying to save his corrupt face from being lynched.

Don't be negative about the man, the man does a lot of charitable things as well. I have never heard anybody saying that he gives Bribe. the minister in question might be pissed that Dangote is coming into a sector where he has special interests. That might be his beef.

ducii:


Don't be negative about the man, the man does a lot of charitable things as well. I have never heard anybody saying that he gives Bribe. the minister in question might be pissed that Dangote is coming into a sector where he has special interests. That might be his beef.

your thoughts anyway

The minister is not sensible.

There is no way a big business like that undergoing establishment in a new terrain will not make friends with people in government by sharing gifts
..

Zellie:
The Labour Minister probably misunderstood Dangote's intentions. Its just like in a bank, when a customer goes to withdraw, and as a good-will gesture, "Rogers" the cashier


Do we call that bribe?

Very good example...