A MALAYSIAN delegation is expected to come to Zambia during the course of this month to initiate the development of the Lusaka South Multi-Facility Economic Zones (MFEZs).
Commerce, Trade and Industry Minister, Felix Mutati said the establishment of the Lusaka South MFEZ would attract an investment of about US$600 million.
Mr Mutati said the Malaysians with the support of Japan International Corporation Agency (JICA) would undertake the project.
In an interview in Lusaka, Mr Mutati said the master plan for the Lusaka South MFEZ had been completed.
“We are going to have a delegation from Malaysia that are keen to develop the Lusaka South zone infrastructure component and should be coming through this month,” he said.
Mr Mutati said the establishment of the Lusaka South MFEZ would provide the necessary competition between the developers of the Chinese MFEZ in Chambishi, and Lusaka sub zone near the International airport.
He said the development of the MFEZ in Zambia would provide the necessary competition in terms of types of industries that are going to be located within the zone.
Mr Mutati said the Malaysian delegation would put in place the necessary infrastructures such as electricity, water, roads and communication facilities to facilitate for the creation of factories or industries.
The MFEZs will basically be population centres incorporating various economic activities and will have factories, warehouses, housing, schools, medical institutions, and recreational facilities, among others.
“What we need is for someone to put in investments first before other companies could come and put in shelters,” he said.
The minister said the creation of the MFEZ would boost Zambia’s industrial base and create more jobs in Zambia.
The MFEZs initial zones are Chambishi, Lusaka South, and Lusaka East to attract investments in those areas to help expand the manufacturing base.
[Times of Zambia]
This sounds like good news.
i hope it wont be like the other zed projects which are only good on paper.
Those who were dissing Chalala ..there is the answer for you. That place is about to take off like a rocket headed for Mars
This is good news. MFEZ will be good to develop our manufacturing base. I hope the opposition will not politicize the issue. Let good projects take off without interference please.
Ba LT, why don’t you simplfy some of these articals on your website? I know about this project. It was intitiated long time ago by JAICA in Japan and the malasyians, so called ‘deligation’ in your words are the labourers who will be doing the hard-core job because it is cheaper . Sad that even after 45 years, our labour force cant be fully utalized. Shame.
Sounds good I hope it will benefit Zambians, in terms of contracts to build to supply etc.
Hope this man is not just dreaming and blindfored people on such a robust developmental plans, sounds good tho.
I hope we won’t engage labourers again from Malaysia. We must not forget the sub-standard buildings these Malaysian labourers built at Millenium Village….
malaysians have enough jobs in thier country what they dont have is natural resources which they are coming to extract you bloggers focus on tyhe issues zed is getting raped in broad daylight while they throw crumbs at us the apamwambas who rule know this yet they allow it to happen .they dont think and act for the common good but only self interest
#3 bOOTLICKER YOU SHOULD CHANGE YOUR NAME TO A-S-SLICKER,ALL WHAT MUTATI IS SAYING IS SPECULATION.DO WE HAVE ENOUGH WORKERS TO WORK THE FACTORIES OR LATER ON QUALIFIED PEOPLE?OR ARE THESE PEOPLE BRING THIER OWN WORKERS?
# 3 @ss licker, Chalala is Chalala, we have to learn from that mistake, this is good stuff MFEZ. Having a Township like Chalala is not acceptable in this day and age @ss licker
Tar the shantumbu.
We have a lot to learn from the Malaysians, some of whom are our blood brothers with african decent, and are in the Second World. I only hope this is not another “Oil from Grass” or “Heraven On Earth” saga, and please, no Make Money and Disappear schemes.
We needed to do this just after independence. Its good that we ve realised the importance of MFEZ
It shud be a gud project , hope it takes off soon.