Chinese to the rescue of traders
By NATION REPORTER
THE Chinese community on the Copperbelt Province have donated K77, 450.00 to marketeers and traders at Ndola’s Kapalala Market who lost goods after a fire destroyed the facility recently.
The cash was handed over to 100 marketeers, who shared @ 66 each.
@abushi Member of Parliament Qowman Lusambo said he was exited at the gesture by the Chinese business community.
Speaking in an interview after witnessing the handover Mr. Lusambo, who is also provincial Minister, said the good gesture would continue until the 1000 marketeers that lost goods received @ 66 each.
He said the gesture was just to cushion individual traders at the market.
Addressing the affected marketeers the @abushi parliamentarian said his office was going to do everything possible to see to it that lives of the traders were improved.
Mr. Lusambo assured the marketeers that they would receive help to grow their businesses.
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One hundred marketeers had since received mone amounting to @ 66 each and we are not stopping just at this group. Even next week we are awarding another group until the total of 1000 marketeers are captured.
“The marketeers have exercised patience and I can assure you that they are happy to see me. I know how I interact with them. We will ensure that they get back on their feet," he said.
One hundred traders of the destroyed Main Masala[s @apalala Market in Ndola have been given @ 66 each while 6 affected have been given a 25kg bag of mealie meal each to sustain them.
Meanwhile a Chinese community representative Mei Mei director Youbao Gao said the group decided to help the traders revive their businesses.
Mr. Gao explained that 22 Chinese companies had donated the funds disbursed along with 6 bags of mealie meal. is all about