Sat, 10 Feb 2018 09:41:38 +0000 By ROGERS KALERO THE establishment of local industries which will add value to raw materials produced locally will help set the stage for economic recovery and national development, says President Edgar Lungu President Lungu said such industries would benefit Zambia through job and wealth creation to improve people’s lives. The President was speaking yesterday in Kalulushi when he commissioned the K20 million Zambia Forestry and Forest Industrial Corporation (ZAFFICO) Pole Treatment Plant. “Following the establishment of this Pole Treatment Plant by ZAFFICO, companies like ZESCO, ZAMTEL and Rural Electrification Authority (REA) which used to import poles for their various projects, will now stop importing poles but instead they will be buying from ZAFFICO. He also urged the Industrial Development Company (IDC) to expedite the partnership between ZAFFICO and the Workmen’s Compensation Fund Control Board. He said ZAFFICO had managed to come up with the Pole Treatment Plant because it […]
