CENTRAL Province Permanent Secretary Dr Milner Mwanakampwe says Mulungushi Textiles is already receiving overwhelming orders due to its eight-hour shift operations. He has disclosed that about 13 orders have so far been placed at the facility, with three coming from political parties seeking the supply of chitenge material. In April this year, President Hakainde Hichilema officially reopened Mulungushi Textiles in Central Province. The facility had been closed for 19 years since 2007. For many years, successive governments had used the facility as a campaign tool during election years, a situation that led many Zambians to doubt whether the plant would ever become operational again. In an interview, Sunday, Dr Mwanakampwe said about 200 employees had already been engaged and were...

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