PRESIDENT Hakainde Hichilema has thanked the Chinese government for playing a key role in Zambia’s debt restructuring process, adding that Zambians will be delighted when an announcement on the outcome of negotiations is made in the next few days. And President Hichilema says even councillors from different political parties have been employed as teachers because they are Zambians. Meanwhile, President Hichilema says government would like to reduce the cost of capital for a project like the Kafue Gorge Lower to less than $2.3 billion. Speaking after he toured the Kafue Gorge Lower Hydropower Station, President Hichilema said he was confident that Zambia would reach an agreement with creditors in a few days. “I thank China for China’s support towards the...

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