A traditional leader has urged the Zambia Railways to lease some of its idle land in Choma to potential developers.
Chief Chikanta told ZANIS in Choma today that there are a lot of businessmen who have the capacity to put to good use the idle land still held under the title of the Zambia Railways.
He said most of the unused land which is in the central business district would add value to the development of the district if it is allocated to corporate developers.
Chief Chikanta also urged the Choma municipal council to promote efforts of local businessmen in investing in commercial buildings.
He commended a local business person, J.K. Kapila for constructing an ultra modern office complex for lease to the public.
Chief Macha said there is need to exploit local potential if development of the town is to be encouraged.
Meanwhile, STREET vendors have resurfaced in the central business district of Choma, barely two days after being cleared from the streets by combined state and council police.
A check by ZANIS in Choma this morning found vendors, mostly, women selling merchandise such as vegetables and fruits along the same shop corridors that they had previously occupied before police action on Thursday.
The vendors have since taken up most shop corridors along the Choma-Livingstone high way and are conducting business without any fear of the law.
The Choma municipal council has been urging vendors to go back to designated markets because their activities in the town centre have posed serious sanitation challenges to the local authorities.
On Thursday, state and council police rounded up several vendors in an operation organized by the Joint Monitoring Team on Sanitation chaired by district commissioner Laiven Apuleni.
But the vendors have been adamant with most of the vowing never to leave the centre business district where they say business is brisk.
There have been growing fears of a possible outbreak of Cholera in the district following the outbreak of the waterborne disease in neighbouring Sinazongwe district.
ZANIS/CM/MKM/ENDS
Does ZR still exist?
vendors have since taken up most shop corridors along the Choma-Livingstone high way and are…..
What kind of writing is this..?? There is no highway in Zed.
ya just on paper
U GUYZ R USELESS!! I DECLARE MYSELF NUMBALA 1!! NUMBALA ONE! OLE ;)) =))
Idle land in a town is certainly an carries a dirty, unkempt and ill cared connotation. I love the idea as in this way the shrubs would be removed. Let all those with such land lease the same if infrastructure development is to be harnessed.
#1-5 what time do you attend to your spouses’ wants?
Thats what am talking about…
Lisa, you have never contributed anything sensible on this blog.
# 8 Nicca please.
You are entitled to your opinion but guess what? I browse this site so I can learn. I not made at you my Zambian brethren…2009 is a great year for me. Love you in a Christ way.
Right back at cha!
#8. lol
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correction: Not mad at you
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Let them develop this idle land and move these street vendors there since majority are school levers.
Sarah jones, teach yo friend lisa, some good english. She is such an embarassment alongside, maureen and cutey.
I wonder why someone would develop somethin’ “ultra-modern” in Choma. Is there somethin’ happening there that I don not know? To develop, there has to be a support structure. Who’s gonna rent the ediffice?
13. If I were you I would leave the girls alone. You are the one who is embarassed by what they say but am not. I guess its diffrent for women to be commenting on politics day in day out. Well I don’t know why you say they are an embarassment.
By the way I don’t think Maureen is a woman.
Sarah jones, looks like you are in the same books with lisa. Even your english is all wrong. I wish matworld and rashid were here. Besides, you are suppose to be entertaining your spouse but you are busy blogging. Women of nowadays are lazy.
#16. “Besides, you are suppose to be entertaining your spouse but you are busy blogging”
This is not correct english. If you live in a glass house don`t throw stones.
16. Just shut up. Am out of here.
“Sarah jones, looks like you are in the same books with lisa”.
This is not correct english either. I bet you won`t see anything wrong with it.
“Stop being a big time Charlie”.
#19, is sarah jones your girlfriend? If the answer is yes, i would advise you to look elsewere!clear?
#20 You were busy laughing at the english they were writing on here. Look at yours mate. It`s even worse now. :d:d:d:d:d:d:d:d:d:d:d:d:d:d:d:d:d
Leasing land? Zambia Railways?
Thats the thread people, lets quit hacking at each other.
Please?
no. 2 what is a highway? Bufontini ubo.
Zambians please let’s try and have some indepth knowledge.
that’s good we need people like the Chief then just giving all land and transport to so called……. Zambia railways is for the Zambia I’M on side let RB see that maybe he can see what do. go Chief :-j:-j:-j go Zambia**==
#13, Imwe ba Anonymous,
If you are on the blogg for so many reasons I beg you to hang yourself in a jiffy. If you dont like the english by lady bloggers just get lost.
Leave me and Sarah Jones alone,. We are the most decent,friendly and consistent contributors in our own simple ways and I can assure you that we are lady bloggers who will never be deterred by people like you. L.T does not belong to you nor is it for male bloggers alone..
Our spouses have given us blessings to blogg about mother Zambia and who are you???.. Try to insult and
you will be in for it my bro..I will start praying for you, God bless you abundantly..wikachula panosonde.
#15, Sarah Jones,
dont lose it, take heart. Get me at [email protected]
You are one of the noble women on this blogg made in God’s own image.
We started blogging long way back..
plse dont say “Iam out of here” the same way ‘Chewe vanished’ ‘nononono… ^:)^^:)^
#18 Sarah Jones that`s being a coward. You are running away from a man who can not even write better english than yourself.
#22,
That’s the spirit man.
Attacking a particular gender.. especially about english…doesnt make a man a real ‘Macho’
I have seen horrible english by very learned men on this blogg.. Why concentrate on the grammar instead of getting the intended message?…
#13, Tekanyeni boss…Icisungu ca kusambilila muklasi ni wonse.. including you bosses… :o:o:o
Chief Chikanta’s concern is valid.Much of the land in what can be said to be Choma’s CBD remains undeveloped as it belongs to Zambia Railways making it impossible to construct new shops or offices.However, Zambia Railways should hold own to the land because the council has no capacity to supervise or control the construction of buildings. The town will end up having ramshackles all over. Look at how the council allowed the construction of those ugly shops on Wiston Rd that welcome you as you come from Lusaka.Then there is a rammshackle being build next to Barclays Bank.Choma Municipal Council have proper planners before asking for land from ZR. /:)
You kids stop attacking a lady, focus on the subject. This chief needs our support , the point is very much valid.
Chi Anonymous you are such a coward. Leave our ladies alone. You just started blogging a few months ago and you want to bring confusion
55. Anonymous
Jan 17th, 2009 at 9:18 pm Vote: 0 0
Lisa, ba maureen and cutey. Which schools did u attend? All your comments dont hold any water at all. You are embarrasing Zambia! Nine Chale, matworld nice guy, gazzie and others, big up. Baby c also represents Zambia very well but she spends most of her time chatting with other bloggers,which is good and bad at the same time. When she means business, she really means it but when she means to be playful ,thats another thing. Fine, maestro and mukelebai think they are too educated! The rest, i dont k
with due respect #55 which school did you go to yourself because i went to the best govt schools in the country ,am at one of the best uni in london no boasting man coming from THE only medical school in zed.
ZAMBIANS ABROAD,ESPECIALY STUDENTS I HAVE A SAD STORY TO SHARE WITH YOU.NOT LONG AGO,IT WAS WRITTEN ONE GRZ OFFICIAL WAS RUSHED TO SA WITH HEART PROBLEM.HERE IN RUSSIA WE HAVE ONE GRZ STUDENT DOING HIS 3RD YR AT A PAEDIATRIC UNIVERSITY IN ST.P’BURG WHO WAS RECENTLY DIAGNISED WITH HEART EXPANTION WHICH REQUIRED URGENT OPERATION.HOWEVER THE OPERATION DEMANDED $15000.WHEN THE MATTER WAS TAKEN TO OUR EMBASSY,PROMISES WERE MADE TO PAY.FEW DAYS LATER A RUSSIAN WIDOW BY THE NAME OF MRS CHENDA PHONED THE BOY,ASKING HIM TO PREPARE TO FLY HOME FOR SUCH AN OPERATION.AS IF NOT ENOUGH,GRZ IS AWARE THAT THE BOY IS DOUBLE ORPHAN.N THIS CASE WHATS THE LESSON TO THE REST OF US?TO BE CONT.
MY BOY IS IN PAIN DAY IN DAY OUT.PROGNOSE HAS IT THAT IF THE OPERATION IS NOT DONE IN TIME,THERE COULD BE OTHER COMPLICATIONS WHICH WOULD MAKE THE WHOLE PROCESS HARDER.IF WE ARE TO ASK OURSELVES QUESTIONS LIKE:WHICH ZAMBIAN QUALIFY TO USE TAX PAYERS MONEY?WHAT WILL BE THE BENEFITS TO THE NATION IF THIS BOY IS LEFT TO DIE OUT LIKE?THE BURSARIES COMMETTE TOGETHER WITH MINISTRY OF EDUCATION ARE LIKE PARENTS FOR EVERY GRZ STUDENT.IF THIS CASE HAS REACHED MR SILUYELE’S TABLE WHY ISNT HE TAKING THE GOOD MEASURES?SURPOSE THIS HAPPENED TO HIS DOUGHTER SALOME NALUYELE IN MOSCOW,CAN THE RESPONSE BE AS SLOW AS IT IS FOR THIS BOY?FELLOW ZAMBIANS PUT OUR FRIEND IN PRAYER,EVEN IN YOUR SPARE PRAYERS.
34. dr kipe yayo, I have taken note!
#33,#34, I commit my prayers to the affected student.
Its particularly hard being far away from your homeland and your family.
Only problem pa Zedi is that it is a big ‘ANIMAL FARM’. **==[-o<[-o<[-o<[-o<[-o<^:)^
#35, Thanx Maestro for taking that step…
in the right direction of course.. :)>-^:)^
There is so much idle land in many of zed’s 72 districts and ‘Chomans’ should not give ZR’s land as an excuse for lack of development in the district. All ‘potential’ developers should have, in the first instance, approached ZR for that land instead of vice vice and versa versa.
To own a land one needs the necessary papers.
I think the chief has a point there, ZR does not benefit anybody in Zed… i work just near ZR station here in lsk, i dont see any train passing thru this rail-line, bushe ichili ilabomba mwaa?..
I once lived in Choma.Chiluba government and not ZR should be blamed for having sold the houses along the town’s 1st, 2nd and 3rd streets. The three streets should have been reserved for expansion of the CBD. :d/
37. Cutey greetings and great stuff. Let us do the needful to help our russian student Zambian boy/man who needs our help.
As for the Chiefs, their observation deserve to be considered seriously. Development in our towns, cities and the whole country will only be made properly if LOCAL BUSINESSMEN are given fair competion with foreign investors and also allowed to have capital together with assets like buildings.
“The vendors have since taken up most shop corridors along the Choma-Livingstone high way and are conducting business without any fear of the law”.GRZ must just work hard to promote local Zambian investors so that people can have jobs which are secured and proper.How do you expect people to survive if there is no income to buy food?
Regarding the provided for market places, are they enough for the traders?Are the locations of the markets favourable for people to make enough money to use for buying food at the end of the day?If this is yes,then jail some culprits so that others are deterred from doing what is wrong.Chasing each other like Tom and Jerry will not help, but severe punishment.
Someone needs to raise something about the Livingstone – Zimba road. Or don’t we care? There seems to be no progress on this road! What is the problem?
Ha! Am not a coward.
Hi am RB. To those of you who dont know what RB means,
1. Rotten Brian – I forget all what I promised and promise more
2. Rubish Boss – I do not take suggestions or criticizim from anyone
3. Rubber Band – I believe in Late Mwanawase but forsake his vision
3. Reasoning Blunder- I believe every one is wrong only TETA, Mulongoti, Shakafuswa, are right
4. Rigging Brian- I make more votes in rural areas where there are few voters.
Thank you
RB
42,
Maestro,
I am with you on this one… I have kids and I feel so bad about this student who is far away from his home land..
Ba Embassy bosses, please do the needful ASAP.. >:/>:/>:/>:/**==**==**==**==**==