Thu, 23 Feb 2017 14:57:47 +0000 By ROGERS KALERO GEMSTONE mining companies in Lufwanyama District should go beyond paying tax but start working on the roads in mining areas, says Emerald and Semi-Precious Stones Mining Association of Zambia (ESMAZ) General Secretary Shadreck Mwape. Mr Mwape said the main road to the mining area was in a bad state and so it was only reasonable that, apart from paying tax to government, mining companies should start working on the roads around mining sites. The ESMAZ chief said in an interview that it was shameful that the road leading to the gemstone area could be in such a deplorable state. “When we approach some of these gemstone mines regarding rehabilitating the bad state of the road, they say they pay tax to government so they cannot rehabilitate the roads, but as ESMAZ, we think they should go beyond paying tax and start working on the roads […]
