MINES and Minerals Development Minister Paul Kabuswe says government is not commissioning projects now because of the forthcoming 2026 general election. And Infrastructure and Urban Development Minister Charles Milupi says Zambia can only develop when it has a vibrant mining sector. Speaking during the Groundbreaking Ceremony for the construction of KCM road projects valued at $8.1 million in Chililabombwe, Shibuyunji and Luanshya recently, Kabuswe said people needed to understand that development was a process. “Those who are not patient and those who don’t know what happens were saying ‘this can’t work, they have deceived us with $20 million at KCM, and the government was just lying to us’. But you have seen for yourselves. Here comes the roads that are...