Mon, 28 Aug 2017 09:30:20 +0000 By Bennie Mundando YOUTHS on the Copperbelt have expressed gratitude to President Edgar Lungu for his quick intervention in the stand-off between Mopani Copper Mines (MCM) and Copperbelt Energy Corporation (CEC) over new electricity tariffs. In a statement yesterday, Copperbelt PF youth chairperson Nathan Chanda said the fact that President Lungu had instructed the two ministers to deliver a very clear and unequivocal message to the management of MCM and to engage in civil and decent business practices was a clear indication that Government valued the plight of the workers in the mines. Mr. Chanda said the presidential directive was a good move and timely as MCM was considering and threatening to retrench 4,700 miners, and cut on the number of contractors and suppliers. “As PF youths, we feel the quick intervention by the President to direct the ministers of Mines and Energy will ease the tension that is […]
