Shop owners have increased rentals for their shops because they know we are in desperate need of new trading spaces, laments Cecilia Sakala, a fresh-flower trader who is among those who have been forced to vacate Society Business Park. Shops in the Central Business District are ranging from K20,000 to K30,000 while kiosks are ranging from K10,000 to K15,000 and many Society Business Park tenants are very upset about the sudden notice to vacate, understandably so. At Society Business Park, some tenants were paying only K3,000! In 2019, the building had some faults but government allayed any fears and regained public trust. On August 27, 2024, however, NAPSA Board of Trustees Chairperson Shipango Muteto said the decision to close the...

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