Wed, 05 Sep 2012 14:31:24 +0000 LUSAKA, Wednesday, September 5, 2012 – His Excellency Mr. Michael Chilufya Sata, President of the Republic of Zambia, has instructed the new Minister of Justice Hon. Wynter Kabimba to examine the Freight and Passenger Concession Agreement between the Government and Zambia Railways Limited (ZRL), Railway Systems of Zambia (RSZ) and New Limpopo Bridge Projects Investment Private Limited. In March 2000, the MMD Government decided to concession the freight and passenger services of Zambia Railways to the private sector. After a process of competitive bidding, the then Zambia Privatization Agency (ZPA) awarded the concession to Railway Systems of Zambia. And on February 14, 2003, the MMD Government signed a Freight Concession Agreement with RSZ and on August 18, 2003 signed the Passenger Concession Agreement. RSZ took over operations of Zambia Railways Limited on December 3, 2003. The concession covered the whole inter-mine railway network on the Copperbelt as well as […]
PRESIDENT SATA ORDERS HON. KABIMBA TO SCRUTINIZE CONCESSION AGREEMENT WITH RAILWAY SYSTEMS OF ZAMBIA
