TAZARA workers will be retained, assures Tayali as govt finalises 31-year concession

17th November 2025

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Minister of Transport and Logistics Frank Tayali making his remarks during a presentation meeting on the current security and safety challenges faced by drivers operating in the Democratic Republic of Congo at the ministry in Lusaka on Tuesday 4th March 2025-Picture by Chongo Sampa

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Minister of Transport and Logistics Frank Tayali making his remarks during a presentation meeting on the current security and safety challenges faced by drivers operating in the Democratic Republic of Congo at the ministry in Lusaka on Tuesday 4th March 2025-Picture by Chongo Sampa

GOVERNMENT has assured that all TAZARA workers will be retained, following the 31-year concession agreement signed with the China Civil Engineering Construction Corporation (CCECC) to revitalise the entity. Rendering a ministerial statement in the National Assembly, Friday, Transport and Logistics Minister Frank Tayali said the total investment amounted to $1.4 billion. Tayali said the investment would deliver a complete rehabilitation of all 1,860 km of track between Dar es Salaam and Kapiri Mposhi, among other improvements. “I thank you for affording me this opportunity to update this August House and, through it, the nation, on the landmark TAZARA Revitalisation Concession Agreement recently concluded between the governments of the Republic of Zambia, the United Republic of Tanzania, and the People’s Republic...