We need to mine more

CHAMBWA MOONGA
Lusaka
MINISTER of Finance and National Planning Situmbeko Musokotwane says increasing annual mineral production will result in more benefits accruing to citizens.
Zambia, which is Africa’s second largest producer of copper after Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), plans to increase annual production to three million tonnes within the next decade.
Speaking at a workshop on the development of the roadmap for leveraging Zambia’s energy transition mineral endowments for economic transformation in Lusaka yesterday, Dr Musokotwane said mining continues to be a very important sector for the overall growth and well-being of the economy…https://enews.daily-mail.co.zm/welcome/home