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Gwembe District in Southern Province is poised for Economic Boom

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Gwembe District in Southern Province is poised for an economic boom resulting from various government interventions seeking to fully exploit the resource endowment.

District Commissioner, Timothy Siakaziba, says the government has created a conducive environment in Gwembe that is now attracting investors both local and foreign, to invest in energy and mining as well as fisheries on Lake Kariba.

Mr. Siakaziba has disclosed that a number of investors have already been to the district to assess the investment opportunities with many of them indicating their readiness to invest in the area.

He told ZANIS in Gwembe that the valley district is endowed with vast deposits of core and that an investor is finalizing formalities to begin mining.

The District Commissioner said the investor has also shown a willingness to partner with the government to upgrade the Chisekesi-Munyumbwe road to bituminous standard, saying once this is done the new road will open up the valley district to more development.

Mr. Siakaziba also disclosed that a number of investors want to invest in fish farming on Lake Kariba while others would like to invest in tourism along lake frontage.

Meanwhile, Government through the Disaster Management and Mitigation Unit (DMMU) has released Two Million Kwacha towards strengthening surveillance and prevention of COVID19 in Gwembe District, Southern Province.

Gwembe is one of the districts in the Province that has been hit hard by the pandemic with more than 100 accumulative cases.

ZANIS reports that Gwembe District COVID-19, Planning Coordinator, Lucy Zulu, said the funds would go towards preventive, strengthening and surveillance in public places as well as putting measures at crossing points.

Ms Zulu who also doubles as District Administrative Officer has since urged the COVID19 Committee members, to be proactive in fighting the pandemic before the virus causes havoc in the district.

“We have Two Million Kwacha towards the fight against the pandemic, therefore, l urge you Committee members to be proactive if we have to win this battle ,” she said.

14 COMMENTS

  1. The beautiful wild valley of my secondary education along the sweet waters of lake kariba where we used to wash away the days sweat and listen to the hippos from our dormitories as we lay for the night while some read on with deseal boyhood lamps when the school generator falls silent……

  2. There was a presentation I was made aware of by a ZDA official, Ms Chuula that was just fantastic. If we could scale that sort of presentation to reports like this you would have more investors. This wishy-washy statement of “investors” and “resources” without being clear or allowing people to get hold of you for more information is what is costing us progress as a country. Nimuuzani. Get in touch with Ms Chuula. She will show you how it is done.

  3. Their fellow tonga is busy politicking yet he has never built not even a toilet for them.

    I will invest 600,000 dollars in gwembe. That is my own money by the way

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  4. Kaizar Zulu 
    February 1, 2021 At 10:16 am

    “……I will invest 600,000 dollars in gwembe. That is my own money by the way…….”

    Stolen tax payers money……a lifestyle audit on you will show your earnings can’t explain the money you and lungu have stolen……

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    • Akaps why are you jealous? Do you know that before I joined public service I owned multiple houses in areas which were considered low class but are now worth millions? Do you know that my biggest source of income is actually through my wlfes businesses?

    • Akaps that is how failures react to success stories. you can help yourself by swallowing that pride and asking how I made it in life. Contact me privately

  5. Wife’s business my ass. Conduit for money laundering. Being a thief’s political advisor must be quite rewarding by earning millions in kickbacks and corruption.

    Cadres have become millionaires through stealing and corruption

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  6. One thing I hate about going to office toilets on a Monday is that you can smell the mosi in people’s faeces. This is too much. I might have to bring alcohol tests to my company

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