PRESIDENT Hakainde Hichilema says although the opposition argues that mining companies don’t pay taxes, the truth is that government has made the mines contribute more to the national treasury. President Hichilema adds that this year, Zambia will succeed in crossing the psychological mark of one million metric tonnes of copper production. Meanwhile, President Hichilema says in private spaces, the opposition appreciates and acknowledges the positive results of the reforms the UPND put in place four and a half years ago. Giving his keynote address at the Mining Indaba in South Africa, Monday, President Hichilema said the largest taxpayer in Zambia was First Quantum, a mining entity. He emphasised that the old style of mining companies investing in Africa only for...
