BUTTYSON KANDIMBA,
CHIMWEMWE MWALE
Solwezi
PRESIDENT Hakainde Hichilema says Government is now focussed on reopening Kasenseli Gold Mine in Mwinilunga and Kalengwa Mine in Mufumbwe.
The President said this when he addressed scores of Solwezi residents who turned up to welcome him at Solwezi Airport yesterday.
“My eyes are on Kasenseli now,” President Hichilema, whose administration has managed to find an equity partner for Mopani Copper Mines, resolved the stand-off with Vedanta Resources over Konkola Copper Mines (KCM) and brought back Shaft 28 in Luanshya back to life, said amidst jubilations from the crowd.
Government suspended mining and processing operations at Kasenseli in October 2021, a move that was welcomed by Chief Chibwika, of the Lunda, whose chiefdom hosts the mine in Mwinilunga.
During the Labour Day commemorations at Independence Stadium the President commended Chief Chibwika for giving consent to commence operations at Kasenseli…https://enews.daily-mail.co.zm/welcome/home