- Title: ZAMBIA: VICE-PRESIDENT OPENS MINING GROUP'S NW OFFICES IN NDOLA
- Date: 15th October 1967
- Summary: BUILDING; KAPWEWE ARRIVING; UNVEILING PLAQUE; IN COMPUTER ROOM. Initials DHC/VS/JH/PC Script is copyright Reuters Limited. All rights reserved
- Embargoed: 30th October 1967 12:00
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- Location: NDOLA, ZAMBIA
- Country: Zambia
- Reuters ID: LVA571AVX7GBG4DF0WRIIAYIARUZ
- Story Text: VICE-PRESIDENT SIMON KAPWEWE OFFICIALLY OPENED THE RST MINING GROUP'S NEW OFFICE BLOCK IN NDOLA THIS WEEK. THE EIGHT-FLOOR, 100 FEET (50 METRES) BUILDING IS THE BIGGEST OFFICE BLOCK OCCUPIED BY A SINGLE COMMERCIAL UNDERTAKING IN ZAMBIA.
MR. KAPWEWE UNVEILED A COPPER-EMBOSSED PLAQUE OF A ROAN ANTELOPE, OR MPELEMBE, THE ANIMAL WHICH GAVE ITS NAME TO THE GROUP'S PARENT COMPANY. THE BUILDING ITSELF IS CALLED MPELEMBE HOUSE.
ONE FLOOR OF THE BUILDING IS TAKEN UP BY THE COMPUTER DEPARTMENT. MR. KAPWEWE VISITED THE DEPARTMENT AND SAW THE IBM SYSTEM 360/40 COMPUTER IN OPERATION. SERVICES HANDLED BY THE COMPUTER SYSTEM INCLUDE THE PROCESSING OF PAYROLL AND COSTING, ACCOUNTING AND STOCK CONTROL.
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