ZDA acting director of investments Robert Banda said in an interview that Government will soon undertake feasibility studies on the Independence Mall project to pave way for the development of the project.
Mr Banda said Government will also tender for a private partner to co-develop the project that is expected to generate a number of jobs for the community.
He, however, said the cost of the project will be determined once feasibility studies are concluded to the socio-economic benefit.
“The Independence Mall project will be significant because of the jobs it will generate,” he said.
Mr Banda said once developed, the project will accelerate PPPs in the country and spur development.
He said PPPs remain critical in the development process agenda noting that most developed countries have witnessed due the initiative.
Meanwhile, ZDA director general Patrick Chisanga said ZDA will continue to assist in the facilitation of PPPs as they are key in accelerating growth.
Mr Chisanga, who recently appeared before the parliamentary committee on Economic Affairs, Energy and Labour said the agency has in the last six years facilitated two PPP transactions including the border crossing at Kasumbalesa Border between Zambia and the Democratic Republic of Congo and lease of the University of Zambia land for the construction of the East Park Mall and students’ hostels.
PF bandit Kambwili can also name it as ~Gabon Disaster Mall~ for everything is a disaster. Instead of empowering farmers.
The Skeleton Key
~206|
Kikikiki @ everything is a disaster mu PF ka? You made my day. Lmao!!
Such a poorly written article – doesn’t even make it for a Grade 7 essay…
The time has come for Zambia to refuse being told that development = Shopping malls.
Development is when”
1. People get piped water in their houses
2. People have their houses electrified
3. People have flush toilets in their houses
4. People can no longer walk more than 5 km to access medical or education facilities
6.People no longer live in those tiny colonial style houses of Chilenje, Matero, Wusakile, etc which are so dehumanising
7. Three meals a day is no longer a luxury
8. Levels of hygiene reach a stage where municipal public toilets can be kept as clean as those in hotels
9. We have dual carriage ways on L/Stone-Kasumbalesa, Kapiri-Nakonde, Chipata -Mongu, Chingola-Zambezi, Mutanda-Mwinilunga roads
BEFORE WE ACHIEVE THESE 9 MILESTONES, please don’t think of…
Way to go…Infact just bring in private investors and sign a lease. They recover their monies from rentals over the period of the lease. Use treasury moneyy to improve healthcare, education and roads.
Mall where only the pf officials will be able to afford to shop because as things stand over 68 percent of Zambians are living in abject poverty
NEZ uli tole mambala
NEZ is right. The only development in Zambia now are shopping malls where a few privileged citizens go.