MINING expert Edward Simukonda says he is confident that local contractors will deliver quality work as the local content Statutory Instrument (SI) comes into effect, noting that banks will now offer the necessary funding. Simukonda adds that Zambia should avoid giving tax incentives to foreign mining companies if the country is to leverage the copper price boom. In an interview, Sunday, Simukonda said the biggest setback to delivery that local suppliers faced was a lack of funding, noting that they were otherwise fully capable of delivering. “Zambians are under the notion that local suppliers fail to deliver. Let me clarify this, it’s not that local suppliers have failed. Sometimes there are issues of funding that will lead to a supplier...