‘DON’T GAMBLE WITH MINES’

By JOHN KOMBETHE new dawn government should not gamble with the future of KCM and Mopani by prioritising interests of imperialists as they work to find a way forward on issues surrounding the two giant mines, Green Party president, Peter Sinkamba has said.Director of Mines, Fred Banda, who could not comment further said the government would soon give its position on the matter.Mr Sinkamba advised the new dawn government to give policy direction on the future of Mopani and KCM, stating that the lack of policy direction is a matter of great concern.He said that it was worrying that the government has been quiet on the matter and yet it made several promises to revitalise KCM and Mopani.Mr Sinkamba said that it was worrying that both the minister of Finance and the President did not give any hint on how it was going to ensure that the mining sector actualises the projected increased copper production. He observed […]