GIVE COOPERATIVES MANDATE TO RUN MINES – CHIEF SANDWE

…As he welcomes the deployment of police officers at SaSaliGold Mine  By GIDEON NYENDWAGOVERNMENT should give cooperatives  mandate to run mines, Chief Sandwe of the Nsenga people of Petauke has said.Chief Sandwe, who welcomed the deployment of police officers at   Sasali Gold Mine, has appealed to the government to give cooperatives mandate to mine as it was the only way the local people could benefit from the mineral resources.His comment came after the government had deployed police officers at SasaliGold Mine in Lusangazi to prevent illegal mining activities.He said that illegal mining had a negative impact on the environment and the local people were not benefiting from the mine.Chief Sandwe said the move to deploy police officers would help control the situation of illegal mining that was getting out of hand.“The move by the Zambia  Police to deploy officers at Sasali gold mine is a welcome move as that will prevent illegal mining.“But government should give cooperatives mandate to do   mining activities of gold to ensure the local people benefit,” he said. Chief Sandwe said […]