UNDER UPND, Zambia has started to attract quality investors and the economic growth the US Ambassador spoke about, which has been elusive in the past 20 years of the US$ 8 billion support, is now in motion, says Finance Minister Dr Situmbeko Musokotwane. On Wednesday, US Ambassador to Zambia Michael Gonzales said despite donations from his country amounting to US$8 billion over the past decade, successive governments had failed to invest and create the conditions necessary for economic growth in Zambia. Commenting on this in an interview, Thursday, Dr Musokotwane explained that the bulk of the money had gone into the health sector to address issues, especially HIV and AIDS, adding that the saving of lives in itself had been...

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