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Johan-Ernst Linström has been appointed   Airgas Sales Manager   with effect from January 28, 2015. He assumes sales responsibilities at the firm, a Sub-Saharan subsidiary of German-based Aerzener Maschinenfabrik (Aerzen) – one of the world’s leading specialists in the design and manufacture of roots blowers, turbo blowers, screw compressors, rotary lobe …

By Hicks Sikazwe Zambia’s Justice Minister Edgar Lungu has stepped into Michael Sata’s shoes becoming the sixth president of Africa’s leading copper producer. Lungu, who turns 59 in November, was elected in the January 20 by-election beating his closest rival, Hakainde  Hichilema of the United for National Development Party (UPND) …

Outdoor exhibition space is selling out fast at this year’s Copperbelt Mining and Trade Expo (CBM-TEC) and only 30 indoor stands are available so far. According to Mining Review.com, the outdoor space at CBM-TEC which takes place in Kitwe from May 5 – 6, had officially been sold out and …

Pix:Mr. Shula Shula The continued copper price slump coupled with the new 2015 tax regime will cripple local mines, says the Zambia Chamber of Mines. Last week, copper prices plunged to a five-year low amid speculation that China’s copper demand growth is slowing down the global economy. The red metal, …

By Potipher Tembo BWANA Mkubwa Mine has continued to be one of the oldest mines in Zambia which has resisted permanent closure. Being a land-locked but a land-linked country, Zambia has from time immemorial depended on mining, especially copper mining, to manage her economy. The country has for many years …