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Malume hears “12 billion dollars” and refuses to let the village laugh in ignorance.

Ba Malume was seated like a retired minister of wisdom, radio pressed to his ear, when the announcer proudly declared that Zambia had attracted...

Southern Africa Urged to Expand Power Links to Support Mining Boom

Energy leaders meeting in Zambia this week warned that Southern Africa risks missing out on a surge in global demand for critical minerals unless...

Mopani Copper Mines Asserts Ownership of Mufulira Black Mountain in Court Dispute

Mopani Copper Mines has told the Lusaka High Court that it is the rightful owner of the infamous Mufulira Black Mountain, also known as...

Speaker Demands Ministerial Statement on Financial Troubles of Mopani and KCM Amid Supplier Payment Issues

Speaker of the National Assembly, Nellie Mutti, has directed the Minister of Mines, Paul Kabuswe, to issue a ministerial statement regarding the financial statuses...

KCM’s $225 Million Broken Promises

By Bwalya Mangani When the Zambian government seized Konkola Copper Mines (KCM) in 2019, its parent company, Vedanta Resources Limited, deployed every tactic imaginable to...

KCM Faces Court Pressure to Fulfill Payment Obligations Amid Financial Struggles

By Bwalya Moonde More than eight months after the High Court sanctioned a scheme of arrangement for Konkola Copper Mines (KCM), the company has yet...

Miles Sampa Slams Kabuswe’s Technical Objections as Justice Obstacle

PF faction president and Matero Member of Parliament, Miles Sampa, has refuted claims by Mines and Minerals Development Minister, Paul Kabuswe, that his application...

Kabuswe Opposes Testifying in Miles Sampa’s Mopani Copper Mines Case

Mines and Minerals Development Minister Paul Kabuswe has opposed testifying in a case where Patriotic Front (PF) faction leader and Matero Member of Parliament...

Sampa Seeks to Compel Mines Minister and ZCCM-IH Chief over Mopani

Patriotic Front faction leader and Matero Member of Parliament Miles Sampa has filed an application in the Constitutional Court seeking to subpoena Mines and...

FQM Not Rushing to Sell Minority Stake in Zambian Mines

First Quantum Minerals (FQM) says it is not in a hurry to sell a minority stake in its mines in North Western Province as...

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