By ROGERS KALEROTROUBLE is still brewing at the ‘Black Mountain’ following a disagreement between the Minister of Mines and Mineral Development, Paul Kabuswe, and the Chrome or Hand Pickers over government’s decision to stop them from operating at the site and instead using four sites where the slug will be off-loaded for them.The pickers want equity and more importantly transparency over the business plan which has given “mechanical” advantage to unknown cooperative operators.Who owns the cooperatives and who will control the “massive” proceeds from selling the slug? are the questions they are asking, as they are made to make a pittance from Chrome picking.They are concerned that the bulk of value will go to the cooperatives controlled by senior officials.And Mr Kabuswe yesterday pleaded that there was need to make peace with the Chrome or Hand Pickers or else there will be no smooth operations at the Black Mountain as evidenced by the disturbances which had […]
Minister, hand pickers differ
