FINANCE and National Planning Minister Situmbeko Musokotwane says sometimes people fail to accept their weaknesses, failures or shortcomings but instead blame government or their relatives for not helping them do certain things. And Mines and Minerals Development Minister Paul Kabuswe says all things being equal, the country will be producing more than 1 million metric tonnes of copper by next year. Speaking during a high-level panel discussion at the ongoing Zambia Mining and Investment Insaka, Wednesday, Dr Musokotwane encouraged people to engage in self-criticism. “Colleagues, let me also say something that is perhaps unpopular but important to say. Many times, we don’t want to accept our own weaknesses, our own failures, our own shortcomings [yet] we want to say, I...

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