Minister of Mines and Minerals Development, Paul Kabuswe, says his ministry will soon announce the new mining policy.
Mr. Kabuswe says the new mining policy will allow many young people to participate in the mining sector.
He says previously, only few youths were benefiting from the mining industry, a thing he said will not be embraced because of the high numbers of unemployed youths in the country.
The minister said this shortly after President Hakainde Hichilema’s national address to the nation on the progress made on the application of national values and principles yesterday.
And Minister of Commerce, Trade and Industry, Chipoka Mulenga, said his ministry will work round the clock to ensure that people begin to consider buying local products as directed by President Hichilema.
Mr. Chipoka stated that successive governments have been talking about promoting local products but there has never been actualization of these promotions.
He said it is unfortunate that certain goods are imported into Zambia at the expense of those produced by Zambians.
Meanwhile, Human Rights Commissioner Agnes Chongo has commended President Hichilema for what she termed as excellent address to the nation.
Ms. Phiri said the President touched on many pertinent issues such as increased cases of suicide, alcohol abuse, early marriages and child abuse among others.
She said she is hopeful that stakeholders and the government will continue working together and ensure that these issues are addressed.
Kuwayawayafye. What happened to the thousands of jobs tacked in your pocket that you said you would unleash hours after being sworn in.
Mr Kabuswe, you shut the economy to start implementing your experiments. Please note in enerst that this Country connot afford to lose a year of Mining inactivity. For heaven’s sake look at the metal prices. We are losing a fortune of our generation.
Before you talk about the new mining policy first address your poor performance. If you’re fired today we’ll celebrate. Mining is a serious undertaking that you can’t trivialize it to youth participation. I hope you aren’t trying to equate the extraction of residue minerals slug dumps to mining. If that be the case then you don’t qualify to be at that Ministry
We are mourning and here you are announcing f00Iish things that you and i both know won’t materialize. Fuseke
How are these Ministers expected to switch from politicking to articulating policy? I have never understood this state of affairs. What I do understand is that it makes sense that Ministers largely just waffle and spew non.sense…
.. .needs to revoke exploration licenses/mining licenses obtained corruptly and otherwise.
And Minister of Commerce, Trade and Industry, Chipoka Mulenga, said his ministry will work round the clock to ensure that people begin to consider buying local products as directed by President Hichilema. AS LONG AS WE ARE NOT FORCED TO BUY SUBSTANDARD PRODUCTS.