THE country has been confronted with the issue of foreigners invading gold mining areas and this has got everyone pointing fingers and blaming authorities.Zambians see the discovery of gold in almost every part of the country, as act of “heavenly” intervention to reverse the nation’s economic misfortunes.Gold is a valuable mineral whose selling price is nothing to sneeze and it is from this point of view that many Zambians feel that this discovery has come at the right time to help the country over its economic malaise.It is therefore from this understanding that Zambians want to ensure that the gold is indeed mined to help the government manage the economy and also help hosting communities improve their livelihoods.Many are also hoping to use the gold rush to change their status in life. Such is the hope that the yellow stone is giving to Zambians and hence the excitement about the mineral.It is like everyone wants […]
Removing illegal gold miners
