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A plan by finance minister Alexander Chikwanda to administratively seek President Michael Sata’s opinion over Government’s intentions to refund over US$500 million owed to mining companies operating in Zambia in Value Added Tax (VAT), has taken a new dimension with calls to establish how it leaked. Finance minister Chikwanda has …

The port of Lobito will start to receive mining ore from Katanga, DR Congo and Zambia for export, carried through the Benguela railway, the Chief Executive officer, Mr. Anapaz Neto of the company that manages the Commercial Port of Lobito said last Wednesday. Anapaz Neto also told Angolan news agency …

In a land-locked country, Zambia’s mines face long distances when moving their product to ports – and the poor state of the country’s rail infrastructure has made these distances increasingly expensive. So mines will be pleased to hear that government plans to turn Zambia into a ‘regional trade hub’ that …

The quest for the 15-Southern African Development Community (SADC) member states to re-define their policies to benefit from the vast mineral and natural resources endowed with has received recognition from one of the eminent leaders from the region. Former Mozambique President Joachim Chissano says it is time for African leaders, …

Mopani Copper Mines, a unit of global commodity trader and diversified miner, Glencore Xstratra, has injected more than US$15 million in reviving an artisan training school in Mufulira, one of its operational areas following calls by the Government to improve skills training in the country and reduce on the industry …