MOPANI TO GROW ITS PRODUCTION FROM THE CURRENT 100,000 TO 225,000 TONS OF COPPER ANNUALLY IN THE NEXT 5 YEARS
By Michael Kaluba Mopani Copper Mines PLC plans to grow its production from the current 100,000 tons of copper annually to its full capacity of 225,000 tons of copper per year within the next 5 years. Mopani Chief Executive Officer Charles Sakanya says the mine also intends to look at the viability of some dumps within its properties to extract an…
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ENERGY EXPERT CALLS FOR ENHANCED COMMUNICATION ON PROPOSED RESTRUCTURING OF ZESCO
by Michael Kaluba Energy expert Johnston Chikwanda is calling for enhanced communication on the proposed…
ILLZRA INTERCEPTS SMUGGLED ALCOHOL WORTH K1.5 MION
The Zambia Revenue Authority –ZRA-has intercepted a truck carrying 3,694 cases of assorted alcohol worth K1.5…
MUZ ADVISED TO PREPARE FOR CHALLENGES IT MAY FACE WHEN IT STARTS RUNNING ITS OWN MINE
By Michael Kaluba The Kitwe and District Chamber of Commerce and Industry has advised the Mine-Workers Union of Zambia-MUZ- to prepare adequately for challenges it may face once it begins to run its own mine. Last Friday during a supreme council meeting, MUZ President Joseph Chewe announced that the union is currently working on opening and…
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KARIBA MINERALS LTD SUBJECTING WORKERS TO POOR CONDITIONS OF SERVICE AND ILL…
By Mastone Moonze The coalition of African Parliamentarians against HIV/AIDS is disappointed by the poor treatment…
GOVT URGED TO HALT ILLEGAL MINING ACTIVITIES BY JERABOS
By Michael Kaluba The Southern African Resource Watch-SARW has challenged the government to bring illegal…
11 FATALITIES RECORDED FROM MINE ACCIDENTS IN 2021
By Michael Kaluba in Kitwe Zambia recorded a total of 11 fatalities from mine accidents in 2021, 10 of which were at Chinese owned mines whose safety conditions for workers continues to worry stakeholders including mine-worker unions. And the Mineworkers Union of Zambia-MUZ-has announced that, its company Shimaini investment, is prospecting on…
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OMCs HAPPY WITH REFORMATION OF INDENI REFINERY
By Tinkerbel Mwila The Oil Marketing Companies Association Of Zambia -OMCAZ-has welcomed the move by the government…
CALL TO REPEL CLAUSE UNDER WORKERS COMPENSATION FUND CONTROL BOARD WHICH REQUIRES…
BY Tinkerbel Mwila The Tropical Diseases Research Centre -TDRC- is proposing for the repelling of the clause under…
INDICATIONS ON ZAMBIA’S 2022 COPPER PRODUCTION SHOW A DROP TO LESS THAN 700,000 TONNES
By Michael Kaluba The Green Party says indications on Zambia’s 2022 copper production are that figures will drop to less than 700,000 tonnes as opposed to government's hope of producing up to 1.3 million tons this year alone. Green Party leader Peter Sinkamba says he remains skeptical that the current mining policies in Zambia will be able to scale…
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