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Infrastructure development key to Zambia’s growth: Defence Minister

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Minister of Defence of Zambia, Ambros Lufuma has commended the Zambia National Service for complementing government efforts of improving the country’s infrastructure in areas such as roads, dams, bridges, and airstrip

Minister of Defence of Zambia, Ambros Lufuma has commended the Zambia National Service for complementing government efforts of improving the country’s infrastructure in areas such as roads, dams, bridges and airstrips. He stated that the government was impressed by the services for continuously implementing a robust programme of systematically replacing and rehabilitating their aging equipment for efficient operations.

Lufuma said this during the unveiling and flagging off of the newly procured engines for ZNS bull dozers worth K 7.4 million kwacha at ZNS Land Development Branch in Chilanga.

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The Minister expressed his satisfaction that the engines were purchased using internally mobilized resources which will speedily achieve the institution’s ambitious goals.Lufuma explained that this would reposition the service’s engineering wing to become competitive enough to engage in commercial projects.