Wed, 03 Jan 2018 14:05:22 +0000 By CLAVER MUTINTA MINISTER of Lands and Environmental Protection Jean Kapata says Zambians who genuinely own land should use their plots to access bank loans, invest in businesses and improve their livelihoods. Ms Kapata said acquiring land was an empowerment which people needed because it offers an opportunity for land owners to access bank facilities and go into entrepreneurship if they so wished. The minister was speaking when she launched the national land titling programme in Chongwe’s Madido area where 92 certificates of title were issued to residents The national land titling programme was being piloted in Chongwe and Lusaka’s Kamwala South Township before it spreads to other parties of the country. “When you have a title you are empowered, you can walk into any bank and ask the bank to give you credit. They will come and value your house, and if your house is valued at K20 […]
