Government has reassured that the handing over to the state and officially opening of the Levy Mwanawasa stadium in Ndola will be done as soon as a date is set.
The Chinese contractor which built the marvelous multi billion Kwacha stadium is expected to officially hand the facility over to the state.
Copperbelt Province Minister John Kufuna told ZANIS in an interview in Ndola on Sunday that it is not correct to insinuate that the hand over of the stadium to the state by the Chinese contractor has failed.
Kufuna explained that government was ensuring that everything necessary should be put in place before the handover is done.
He says government has rescheduled the hand over of the stadium from today to a date to be announced later when until the state is ready.
Kufuna, who was flanked by Copperbelt Province Permanent Secretary Christopher Mutembo, reaffirmed government’s commitment to paying terminal benefits to Zambian workers that were employed to construct the stadium.
He says government has already calculated workers’ dues but was only waiting for the release of the money.
He says workers should be patient as government has not given a deaf ear to their plight.
And speaking earlier when he met Chinese Deputy Foreign Affairs Minister Zhi Jun at Simon Mwansa Kapwepwe International Airport in Ndola, Kufuna appealed to the Chinese government to support Zambia’s agriculture sector.
Kufuna said China has been an all weather friend in supporting Zambia’s development process.
And Zhi says Zambia’s economic policies have encouraged a number of Chinese companies to set up businesses in the country.
He says as result for this, Zambia had continued to develop.
Zhi says his government will always encourage Chinese investors to respect the laws and cultures of the country.
The Chinese Foreign Affairs Minister was accompanied by Chinese Ambassador to Zambia Zhou Yuxiao.
Zhi later inspected the Levy Mwanawasa stadium and held private talks with the contractors and Zambian government officials.
ZANIS
Eh data tulefwaya…….
let them do it quickly before the president changes the name again.
Hahahaaa, Â =))
Nice one.lol
hehehe walipena iwe. waba!
fisuleni abantu balebonfya
I hope the government subcontracts the running and maintainace of the stadium to a private professional management company.Â
@ # 4, good point Jay Jay, this stadium will run down if the govt takes over, A private company should run it and only this way can they ensure that standards and more improvements are maintained. I wish they could build two of the same type in Lusaka.
WHAT ABOUT TRANSFER OF TECHNOLOGY…ARE LOCALS SKILLED ENOUGH TO RUN THIS STADIUM AT INTERNATIONAL LEVEL WITH INTERNATIONAL STANDARDS
No 4 you have a good point.That is the trend even in RSA.No wonder they have high class stadiums.
no 4, spot on . mr shamenda namumfwa tapali icibumba apa. sub contract that stadium to proffessionals not ba bululu. we dont want it run down like most stadia in this country.