Mon, 28 Nov 2016 17:15:23 +0000 GOVERNMENT has released K400 million to the National Road Fund Agency (NRFA) to settle arrears owed to road contractors, consultants, and other service providers. NRFA spokesperson Alphonsius Hamachila has said that in line with Government policy direction, emphasis on payment would be placed on the construction and rehabilitation of roads that support economic growth and foster regional trade. Mr Hamachila named some of the road projects earmarked for payment as Chingola-Solwezi Road and Kitwe-Chingola dual carriage way where the injection of funds would see the acceleration of works on these projects. He further said that payments would be distributed among all local road contractors and consultants and over 400 routine maintenance contractors whose scope of work was mainly vegetation control, pot-hole patching and road line marking. And Mr. Hamachila has disclosed that the NRFA had been appointed as a Tax Agent by the Zambia Revenue Authority (ZRA), to enhance […]
