By GIDEON NYENDWATHE holding onto dumpsites, popularly known as black mountains mines by the UPND government is a ploy to displace the original youths who had been operating from there, PF chairperson for Publicity and Media Raphael Nakacinda has said. Mr. Nakacinda said that the unfortunate part about the UPND government was that all the decisions they make only favoured the elite.In September last year Mines Minister Paul Kabuswe suspended mining activities at all dumpsites until there was sanity in the operations.Mr. Kabuswe said the government wanted sanity and order to be restored in the operations while it promotes small-scale mining in the dumpsites. He also said that there was need to create a legal framework for youths to fair[1]ly participate in small-scale mining. And Mr. Nakacinda said the government wanted the dumpsites to be benefitting the foreigners and a few elite who were in the ruling class.He said that there would be no economic […]
BLACK MOUNTAIN CLOSURE IS PLOY TO DISPLACE OWNERS – PF
