GOVERNMENT says it has signed 19 Public-Private Partnership (PPP) projects worth $9.1 billion since 2022. Finance and National Planning Minister Dr Situmbeko Musokotwane says the PPP projects have contributed about $1.7 billion to the Treasury within the average concession period and created over 15,000 direct and 30,000 indirect jobs, respectively. Speaking during his farewell media briefing, Friday, Dr Musokotwane said the PPP model was adopted after the UPND administration inherited a “challenged treasury” that made it difficult to finance infrastructure through the budget alone. “As you may be aware, the new dawn administration led by His Excellency President Hakainde Hichilema inherited a challenged treasury, which made it difficult to pursue budget-financed infrastructure development. As a result, the government embarked on...