TOURISM Minister Rodney Sikumba says government is excited by Proflight Zambia’s recent announcement on the acquisition of its first 126 seat Boeing 737-500 Aircraft. And Sikumba says the hosting of the COMESA Summit this week will provide Zambia with many investment opportunities. Meanwhile, Commerce, Trade and Industry Minister Chipoka Mulenga says Zambia is now able to host COMESA Summits because of how President Hakainde Hichilema has economically positioned the country. In an interview, Sikumba said Proflight’s new aircraft would improve connectivity. “The whole idea in our mandate and forecast as government obviously is to see how best we can grow connectivity. You will agree with me that connectivity in Africa is 10 times more difficult than in Europe and as...

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