Chifubu charcoal centre gets facelift K200, 000
THE charcoal trading centre in Chifubu constituency in Ndola will get a facelift to the tune of K200,000 to make the location convenient for customers and traders.
Kamba ward councillor, Oscar Imanga, said a shelter would be constructed from the 2018 -2019 Ward Development Fund (WDF) of K200, 000.
Mr Imanga said there had been complaints from traders
COMMERCIAL sex workers in Kitwe have complained that business has become hard for them because clients are difficult to find following the closure of bars and night clubs.
They complained that their “profession” had also been impacted negatively because of the Covid-19 outbreak.
The commercial sex workers, who mistook a Daily Nation Reporter for a client, said the closure of bars and night clubs had forced them to chase for clients in the streets, where business was equally difficult because there were in the area about the lack of shelter and were being soaked during the rainy season while they have had to endure the scorching sun in summer.
In an interview, he said he would be meeting the local authority management and other officials to set a date for the project to commence.
Mr Imanga assured the charcoal traders that two plots had already been allocated to set up the shelter not only for the charcoal traders but also for the vegetable traders at the edge of Chifubu township. too many girls.
The two girls aged between 18 and 20 identified themselves and said they were hoping that Government would soon open night clubs and bars where they could have a chance to meet clients
"Work is really hard because bars and night clubs have been closed following the outbreak of the Covid-19. In bars and night clubs, that is where we used to meet our clients.
"We have been forced to come on the streets because bars and night clubs have been closed, but in the streets business is hard. Sometimes you may not even find one client. So if you have money,
Kamba ward councillor, Oscar Imanga, said a shelter would be constructed from the 2018 -2019 Ward Development Fund (WDF) of K200, 000. Meanwhile, traders at Chitimukulu market in Chifubu called on Government leaders to set up a shelter in the area before the rain season.
In an interview, Ms
Jane we are ready for you. If you don't have just give us K20 transport money,'' said one of the girls. They told the Daily Nation that poverty had forced them to engage in prostitution because business had failed while steady relationships had continued to crumble because men usually dumped them within a short time. One of the ladies said she would be happy to
Tembo one of the traders said most of the traders were losing money as their commodities were being destroyed by the harsh sun and rain.
Ms Tembo said the lack of a shelter was affecting their business as they could not afford to sit in the scorching sun or rain.
Another trader at the Market, Sara Mwale, urged Government to allocate projects equally in order to empower other traders with an enabling environment to trade from. find a man to look after her or a good business to sustain her in various ways like paying rentals, feeding her and other things."I have turned to prostitution because things are not working out well.
I have tried business, it has failed and when I get into a relationship, men dump me within a month. May be, I have bad luck, I don't know,'' she said