ATTORNEY General Mulilo Kabesha says those insisting that the Mopani deal should have been subjected to parliamentary approval are taking the Constitution out of context. Meanwhile, Kabesha says he values the private media because it helps keep government in check. The jovial attorney general visited News Diggers on a familiarisation tour, Wednesday morning. On the floor of the House recently, Mines Minister Paul Kabuswe said the Mopani transaction did not need parliamentary approval because there was no sale, transfer or disposal of a state asset. Giving details of the transaction between government and Delta Mining Limited regarding the shares in Mopani Copper Mines Plc, Kabuswe said the government did not hold any equity shares in Mopani Copper Mines, as such...

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