Major highway upgrading project launched in Zambia

STORY: Major highway upgrading project launched in Zambia SHOOTING TIME: May 21, 2024 DATELINE: May 23, 2024 LENGTH: 00:00:42 LOCATION: Lusaka CATEGORY: ECONOMY/SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the ground-breaking ceremony 2. SOUNDBITE (English): WANG SHENG, Minister counsellor at the Chinese Embassy in Zambia 3. various of Zambian President Hakainde Hichilema STORYLINE: Zambia on Tuesday launched the upgrading work of a key highway undertaken by Chinese firms. Last year, MOIC-LN Consortium Limited comprising of Chinese companies was awarded the contract to upgrade the Lusaka-Ndola road into a 327-km dual carriageway linking Lusaka, the country's capital and Ndola city in the Copperbelt province. Zambian President Hakainde Hichilema said that the project was beneficial not only for Zambia but also for the southern African region. Zambian Minister of Technology and Science Felix Mutati said the project would accelerate skills transfer to Zambian companies and create more jobs. As China and Zambia celebra