TI-Z has expressed concern over government’s failure to provide a comprehensive response to allegations of illegal activities reported in a News Diggers investigation into illegal mining at Senseli Mine. TI-Z also says the remarks made by Minister of Information and Media Cornelius Mweetwa during his August 7, 2024, press briefing that TI-Z was commenting on unsubstantiated reports were regrettable and an attempt to avoid accountability. News Diggers recently published an investigative documentary, showing how Chinese are processing copper in Chiwempala without regard to the environment and human habitation. The investigation also showed that more Chinese processing plants and stockpiling yards have been setup along the Kitwe-Chingola Road, Chingola-Solwezi Road, and the Chingola-Chililabombwe Roads, converting agricultural and residential land. Further, the...
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