{"id":35259,"date":"2017-06-20T15:00:53","date_gmt":"2017-06-20T15:00:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/president-kagame-visits-zambia-s-iron-plant\/"},"modified":"2017-06-22T10:11:19","modified_gmt":"2017-06-22T10:11:19","slug":"president-kagame-visits-zambia-s-iron-plant","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/president-kagame-visits-zambia-s-iron-plant\/","title":{"rendered":"President Kagame visits Zambia\u2019s iron plant"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>{President Paul Kagame who is on a two day state visit to Zambia has visited a Kafue Steel Plant located in Kafue city.}<\/p>\n<p>The plant which employs over 1000 employees and has contributed a lot to creating jobs and reducing poverty to the region in which it operates was inaugurated in 2006 during Levy Mwanawasa\u2019s presidency. <\/p>\n<p>Before making iron locally, Zambia imported steel from South Africa. <\/p>\n<p>Kafue Steel Plant committed to producing 200,000 tons of iron per annum and targets satisfying Zambia market and Southern Africa region.<\/p>\n<p>It is equipped with high technology enhancing environment friendly operations. <\/p>\n<figure class=\"spip-document spip-document-20945 aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/en-images.igihe.com\/jpg\/34586162004_0def7202b7_b-f64bc.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"spip-document spip-document-20949 aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/en-images.igihe.com\/jpg\/35388617646_4a75d4db12_b-24684.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"spip-document spip-document-20948 aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/en-images.igihe.com\/jpg\/34618489063_fb8ebb83e3_b_1_-9e3d4.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"spip-document spip-document-20947 aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/en-images.igihe.com\/jpg\/34586207914_c47a22ba58_b-9e907.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"spip-document spip-document-20946 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