Thu, 24 Aug 2017 07:43:48 +0000 By Aaron Chiyanzo THE Zambia Airports Corporation Limited (ZACL) recorded 11.3 percent drop in cargo movements in the second quarter of this year mainly due to an increase in agricultural produce trucked through South Africa for onward export into Europe, ZACL communications and brand manager Mweembe Sikaulu has said. And Ms Sikaulu said that the decrease was also as a result of freight charges in Zambia have continued to be relatively higher when compared with other countries in the region. “When compared to the same period last year, cargo movement decreased by (11.3) % in the second quarter of 2017. “The decrease is mainly due to an increase in agricultural produce trucked through South Africa for onward export into Europe as freight charges in Zambia continue to be relatively higher when compared with other countries in the region,” she said. Ms Sikaulu however said in a statement that the […]
