THE emeralds industry has been invaded by crooks who are hiding in the name of investors and are also bringing foreigners from West Africa to come and do jobs which can be done by Zambians,” the Emerald Watch Production of Zambia (EWPZ) has said.EWPZ President Musa Kafimbwa said some “crooked people” came into Zambia very small, but today had become very big because of the money from the emeralds industry.In an interview in Kitwe yesterday, Mr Kafimbwa said some crooked individuals calling themselves investors were making a lot of money for themselves, while those foreigners whom they were bringing to work in their companies were getting 10 times more than the Zambians.Mr Kafimbwa said the “new dawn” government must ensure that there was sanity in the emeralds industry so that Zambians can start benefitting from the emeralds as opposed to picking crumbs falling from the table.“The issue of management of our natural resources, most especially […]
‘CROOKS INVADE EMERALD SECTOR’
By ROGERS KALERO
