Government has reaffirmed its commitment of economically empowering Zambians through the allocation of market stalls to the local people.
Lusaka Province Minister, Lameck Mangani, made the assurance when he toured the New Soweto Market in Lusaka today.
Mr. Mangani said government will not allow Zambians to sublet their market stalls to foreigners because the market was meant to empower them.
He warned that government would sternly deal with Zambians that were in the habit of selling the stands to foreigners.
He has since asked the marketers to form a committee from which government would select a board that would be in charge of market administration.
Mr. Mangani further assured the marketers that government will ensure that there was transparency in the allocation of stands owing to the large number of applicants.
The new market, whose construction was funded by the European Union at a cost of 7 million Euros, has a capacity of about 2,000 stalls against over 10,000 Applicants.
He hoped that opening of the market before the end of this year would de-congest the town and assist in keeping the city clean.
Earlier, Soweto Market Development Committee Chairperson, Albert Phiri, commended government for constructing a modern market for the local people.
Mr. Phiri urged the government to ensure that only Zambians who were displaced to pave way for the construction of the market should be allocated stalls.
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yes thats good
No comment!
Oh! where is Soweto market?
Good after lunch
Citizens Empowerement ya mukanwa fye!!! Whats wrong with these pipo kanshi?? Empowerement on paper is no empowerment. Could you plse, govt. ensure the CEEF “wires”/ is it strings mwabikako yafuma so that pipo could access the money for real empowermnent!! Hmm, further, its like for our politicians, Lusaka is Zambia. How many other places acrooss the country lack such facilities as are being developed in numbers in Lusaka?? Shopping mall, Lusaka, new modern market, LUsaka, fyonse ni Lusaka Lusaka, when are you going to extend such to rural zambia??
Thats the way forward GRZ
Hi Baby C,
Nkani ya mahafu,what govt says they will stil sublet those stalls to foreigners
This is still crap, first the chap who is going to chairman for the said market will be MMD next the first pipo to receiv shops will be MMD chaps corruption will not stop
ha still illegal stalls will mushroom .
Empower zambians na ma market sure? Think big please…
Soweto market. Its a place indeed. In case you have never been there, one is able to find anything that you want from a nieedle to an aircraft spare part. :d:d
I can’t believe I was # 1 today. I didn’t realise it feels so nice.
I believe the story is refering to marketeers and not marketers.The intention is good to empower Zambians. But surely, 2,000 stalls out of 10,000 applicants. The minister should also explain how the unsuccessful applicants will be empowered.
We need more modern markets built across the country & not only Lusaka.
Hello man Kunde
Corruption will be at its peak when it comes to allocation of stands. 2000 stalls against 10000 applicants is no joke.
Nora
you should take me there, i beg. Hope there is matipa
Not everyone will be empowered.
Baby C how r u,Lusaka hwz life i was blokd frm posting since mornin
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Ba moze and matworld are missing!! are we safe?
namifuluka mwe lupwa
What empowerment. Utu ntemba ati empowerment. Guys stop jocking. We need real empowerment. Who are you tring to cheat.
iwe soweto market chairman. Remember i paid for the stall. Please keep it for me. Dont pretend naumfwa. :-w:-w:-w:-w:-w:-w
Baby C, we can tek a trip down to Soweto market. There is matipa for sure. Are you a duck? Why do you want matipa?:d
Nora
No dear meant the opposite. I hear pick-pocketing is rampant.Ist true?
BIZ for the locals is important !! Good News :d
Afternoon,Sharp Shooter, Matworld and Tionge, Ive just come back from the funeral and this is when I’m having my lunch. Iye Matworld, forget about yesterday’s comments, you explained ala ndimunthu fye. Cheer up. Akabwali ka tufinkubala ala nakawama. Good day guys.
Zoe
Am fine dear
Jenks
You are right. I wonder where they are…. :-w
Baby C, like I said, anything is possible at Soweto. What do you expect from a place where you can anything ranging from a needle to an aircraft spare part?
Is soweto Market still growing?
good news. but this is the reason why lusaka has too many shanties because everyone just flocks to lusaka. take development countrywide and shanties will be a thing of the past
brokers!!!!!!
Iam off now. enjoy the peace before mestrol heeheheh comes.
Bye. =;=;=;=;=;
THESE SAME POLITICIANS SELL THE STALLS AND START SAYING THAT ZAMBIANS WHO WERE GIVEN HAVE SOLD TO FOREIGNERS.BUT IS THIS DIFFICULT TO DEAL WITH?THE ANSWER IS NO.BUT THE PROBLEM IS THAT THESE SAME POLITICIANS NO WHAT TRANSPIRES AND THEREFORE CANT BITE THERE OWN.WE KNOW THEM.
Nora
At Soweto market you cam by even a Tombstone, anything you want you can find.
There is an unintended implication that Zambian empowerment is in poverty assets. What about the major assets which have been sold to outsiders? The GRZ and its ministers are busy attracting investors but if a poor man at the market attracts an investor to buy his Kantemba, he becomes a sell-out!
I think the people governing us are lacking in sophisticated thinking!!!!
can’t express my satisfaction at the reconstruction of soweto.the place used to be a sanitary disaster in every possible way. :d/:d/:d/
The MMD’s development efforts are nothing but a jock!! Sometimes I wonder why the rural community continue voting for these chaps. The truth is, what long term benefits do they get from the MMD gov when every so called development is done in Lusaka?
Read The Citizens Democratic Party – Manifesto of solutions not promises.
Personally I am tired of fake promises of Mwadya Mweka Daddy.
2011 VOTE CDP 2011 VOTE CDP Putting People First
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