MINISTRY of Mines Permanent Secretary Dr Hapenga Kabeta says the sugilite that was impounded years ago is still in police custody, stressing that the matter is part of legal processes. Meanwhile, Dr Kabeta says mineral royalties are what is currently sustaining government operations. Speaking when he appeared on Tuesday’s edition of the Let The People Talk programme on Radio Phoenix, Dr Kabeta was asked by a caller what happened to the 30 tonnes of sugilite that was impounded a few years ago. In response, he said he had no reason to doubt what the police told him that it was in their possession. “Sugilite, let me talk about it from the geological perspective. There was, should I call it a...

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