Southern Province Permanent Secretary Darius Hakayobe says poor road infrastructure has hampered the effective marketing of the city’s tourism potential.
And Road Development Agency (RDA) engineer has attributed the delay in the completion of rehabilitation works on the 30 km Zimba-Livingstone Road to wet weather conditions.
Speaking yesterday when he inspected the progress on the road works on the Zimba-Livingstone Road, Mr. Hakayobe stressed that poor road infrastructure has impeded progress in marketing both tourism and agricultural potential of the province and Livingstone in particular.
“Tourists want good road infrastructure and the delivery of agricultural inputs depend on good road network,” Mr. Hakayobe noted.
He commended government for allocating K99 billion towards the rehabilitation of the Zimba-Livingstone road in this year’s national budget.
Mr. Hakayobe who was impressed with the rehabilitation works so far urged the contractor to maintain quality works to ensure a quality end product.
He observed that the Zimba-Livingstone Road is passable following the maintenance works on the remaining 43km stretch that falls under phase two of the road rehabilitation project.
“The impassable road now is passable and I am very impressed with the temporal interventions on the other stretch,” he said and added that resources and material are available to finish the project.
The PS was accompanied by engineers from both Kazungula and Livingstone councils and their District Commissioners, RDA engineer, the city mayor and provincial planners among others.
RDA Regional Engineer Lazarous Nyawali said the rehabilitation works on the 30 km stretch that were supposed to be completed by May this year will delay owing to wet conditions.
Mr. Nyawali said heavy rains have slowed down works on the 30km stretch but added that the contractor has finished assembling the plant that will be used to produce important material for road works.
“The plant will be fully operational but road works are determined by the weather as they require a certain amount of moisture to ensure a quality end product,” he said.
ZANIS/MM/MKM/ENDS
You are right
Hope they do something
Same old story!!!!
Will comment tomorrow
Matworld :-j:-j:-j
The baggered roads may be good for tourists because it gives them an african feel while bobbing around in their cars. not forgetting the health benefits from organs shifting around while driving on their way to livingstone .
Baby C, I’m number 1. Congratulate me please
Baby C. You are right. I thought we are used to this crap now.
Matworld I am sending you something just now. Check your mail.
WE ALL KNOW THAT ,IT’S ALL BECAUSE OF THE SOUTH AFRICA TRUCKS and POOR THINKING of GRZ
This is a Joke :d
A Big Joke!! :d:d
Sister
Is it??? Ma! congrats mama!
3RqU
I missed you
3RqU
Thanks in advance.
Baby C and Sister
Mulushani bane?
BRUDER L
How are you mune?
#6 you are funny :)):)):)):)):))
Missed you too. Baby C.
Nearly “blew the trumpet”. :d
Matword
Hello!
#13 Matworld. I’m fine thanks
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14. Matworld-Nice guy!
Nifye bwino iwe!!
# 6. 3RqU
The Mail comes in this evening!!
:d
3RqU
Since i missed you, go aheard and :o)for an hour only!!
Ine bane Iam pissed off na fellow Zedian ku sukulu.
Why do they need roads??
They are in Africa!!! :d
A gravel road is enough!!! I miss Ulukungu!!!
Brudel
I also want the mail, chilishani? :d
Ba martworld
Atishani mudala,Ka wedding update!
Ulukungu so that they take a good cough from Zambia =))=))=))
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23. Baby C
Email >:/>:/>:/>:/>:/
18. SISTER
Congratulation!
Brudel
😮 instead>:/
am surprised that this is the tym they are realising that L/stone has been neglected in terms of infrastructure & good roads as a tourist capital.where hav they been all along????ni ba psycha!!!
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27. Speech
waz up? its me J!! I used to be Numbala l-) but now its Bruder L who will be Numbala l-)
I miss my old ID J…a….m…a…c…o
Bruder L cheers man. Will be waiting. :o):o):o):@)
No problem :o):o):o)
#21 Matworld ninshi?
28. Baby C
its BRUDER and means Brother!!!
BRUDER L = BROTHER L
:-w
Zimba-Livingstone has been on politicians lips for so long but it has never materialised.China Geo(resident contractor) has been hovering that route for so long now
#32 Bruder L [-x
You do not have permission to use:o):o):o)
Hope she doesn`t see you.
36. 3RqU
Oh :d
Hope she is gone
RDA has failed us,always seeking excuses,the climate conditions of zambia are not that adverse to cause work to be shunned.These chaps are thieves and have been warding contracts to their own incopetent contracting firms,ma rubbish ya ma engineers
2009 LT Winner of l-)
Let me dream Guys!!
Bruder
[-x[-x:o)
#37
Bruder L. Normally she doesn`t leave until 5 O`clock. You may be lucky. :o):o):o)
Ok :o):o):o):o)
Opps Too late!!
Sorry Baby C!! Not again !! please do not protest otherwise I will have to change my ID again!! Please Please napapata …
:((:((:((:((
#43 Bruder L
Too late :d
Ine ni zeeee:o):o):o)
Bruder L
Thats what you switch to everytime i leave? :o)
No No No !!
It is 3RqU’s Idea!! I just wanted to test!
You remember I told you that fyaliwama sana sana just like :o)
When I remeber that then I =))=))=))=))=))
Hope you forgive me my dear
Luapula Fish.
How are you uko?
Wedding mudala naikosako ba Madam ama busy.We have little time to discuss nkhani ya wedding.But You are still the chief best man.
3RqU, Brudel L, Ndolic, Sister, Matword
Bye!!
:x:*:*:o):o)
47. Matworld-Nice guy!
:o:o:o:o:o:o:o
which Madam!!!
Not the gate crushers to national Assembly :o:o:o
Baby C
Wende bwino dear.
3Rqu
Iam still waiting kaili.
I will let you know mudala let me just rest I had a terrible day.
Blog with you later. :-j:-j:-j
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51. Matworld-Nice guy!
:)>-
Tomorrow is another day!!
Thats when they have known this ?
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53. Ba Dr Maureen
Imwe these guys sleep!!
They should legalise the throwing of shows ku Zambia!! That is when they will wake up!! :d
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53. Ba Dr Maureen
I mean they should legalise the throwing of SHOES!!
Boring
#55 J
You mean throw shoes to wake them up. (:|(:|(:|
I am going to Antarctica to form a country just like the Pilgrim fathers formed the USA. Anyone coming to join me?
I will legalise shoe throwing there! Warning: Its quiet cold there, you may die if you have no shoes so bring an extra pair if you will be throwing ka.
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57. Spring Chicken
exactly!! You got my point =))=))
Hopefully smelly shoes 8-|8-|
There is a very big problem with the way Zambia tourism is marketed. Attending an exhibition at ExCel centre in east London does not help matters. The potential tourist is found on the high street and has probably never been to London. He has never heard of a country called Zambia. The potential tourist watches Sky TV, he has saved for several years for that once in a life time trip etc.
no ineresting topics anymore wats up ba LT . that road is treacherous hope is completed asap >-)3:-o
They talk about same things all the time. Do something.
They should start with Livingstone road. Where is the money going Pigs.
Story telling again. Bullsh*t
Zimbabwe will soon overtake Zambia
Its not only Livingstone, most towns in Zambia look like Zambia had previously been involved in a civil war. Ala chansoni sana.
Looking at the snapshot of the so called Tourist Capital one wonders what takes the tourists there. Anyway, they go there because of the Zimbabwean negative political and economic situation the country is undergoing, otherwise L/stone isn’t worth its salt. You chaps modernise these towns. Modernising means good road networks, descent commuter transport, modern and efficient policing system, leisure facilities, parks (i don’t mean game parks), shopping malls with modern facilities, golf courses, pubs, clubs, etc.
It is all the Town planners problem.. They should do their homeworks well.
Where are the funds allocated to implement such improvements gone to?
Guys, read this.
My colleague, a Supplies Officer at one of the Ministries awarderd a contract to do caviets on one of the roads. Contractor did the work and it was time for inspection. My colleage rejected the shoddy work and the contractor was so surprised. They tried to persuade his to sign papers, he told them he is a member of CIPS and could not accept shoddy works for money. The contractor had to re-do the work.
The so called engineers in Zambia are not worthy the name as they are so compromised. They are easily corruptable.
Nili fye wino, nilefwaya munipeleko ulupiya lwakwafwilishi abana besukulu nabapasa cine cine sani. Nshilefwayi ukumfwi fyabufi pantu ndine cifukushi.
Yawn….. #-o
61 The Wworld Travel Market is an invitation only event targeted at Tourism professionals who will sell and facilitate travel of would be tourists to Zambia. Wwithout Zambia’s interaction with them the country and its operators would be unable be unable to articulate what the country has to offer.
The consumers are targeted through different mediums other than the fair you have referred to
please we all know that, the question is whats being done about it??? **==
Do Zambian roads have any TOLL GATES??? I seriously think motorists (especially tracks) start paying for using the high way roads. That revenue could help have and maintain good roads. If you think about it its a lot of money collected. **==
#27 Speech. Hey I was so getting worried. We have to get used to the new ID
please RB do not destroy few existing structures just improve the situation. **==
Toll gates I believe can only work if you have alternative routes. But to introduce toll gates in the livingstone- lusaka road is counter productive at this stage with no alternative routes. Instead the long term goal is to link the country road networks in such a way that for instance, one travelling from chipata to ksama wont have to pass through lusaka and vice versa.
#78 I get your point. Then the government should do just that instead of having to rehabilitate the same small roads over and over again. Something new, efficient, to international standard and more permanent will do for a change at least :-w
Bakalamba indalama tulipila ubwingi pakwisafye naka motoka ku z mukutandala.Toll fee ni 30dollas elo mbikepo council levy pantoon…The arent just seriuos these road kud have in gud shape had the so cod engineers been planing well.Bukabolala bwalicila pa z bane!
Did you know?
Poor roads and undeveloped air travel have acted as a deterrent to efforts to attract more tourists from developed countries especially the western countries.
:-w
Hey…poor infrastructure is among factors that hold back fast growth of tourism in Africa.Action should be put in place guys!!