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Goverment will acquire 30 percent equity in the US$400 million privately-owned North West Railway project that has been planned to link Zambia to the port of Benguela in Angola. Acting Minister of Transport and Communication Ronald Chitotela said Government intends to develop all channels of transport to open up the …

Western Power Company Limited has called on pension funds and other local firms to consider coming on board in the establishment of the 45 megawatts hydro power station to be developed by the company in Sioma. Company director Sipho Phiri said the US$200 million project to be established on Ngonye …

First Quantum Minerals (FQM) has spent over US$7 billion on local procurement and provided opportunities for growth of Zambian businesses. “Kansanshi Mining Plc spent US$7.8 billion on procurement within Zambia from 2010 to 2015, which translates into 88 percent of the company’s total operational expenditure,” Trident Foundation manager Garth Lappeman …

The first Sandvik AutoMine Loading installations were delivered more than 10 years ago and the automation system continues its success story today. More and more mines globally are discovering how Sandvik AutoMine can improve their operations. “This year seems to be a turning point with many new Sandvik AutoMine Loading …

Can the Copperbelt town outlive the mine it depends on? For a place that was referred to as a “ghost town” not so long ago, and has known more ups and downs than a rollercoaster, the Copperbelt mining town of Luanshya seems to be doing pretty well. Shoprite, Zambia’s leading …