NEWLY appointed Mines Minister Brenda Tambatamba says government will not tolerate illegal mining and is working with security wings and several ministries to stop the illegal exploitation of the country’s mineral resources. She says government is determined to fight illegal mining even if doing so will affect its political popularity. Speaking during a handover ceremony with outgoing Mines minister Paul Kabuswe, Tuesday, Tambatamba urged miners to follow legal procedures. “Truly, as one government that we were and that we still are, we have been on track watching each other as ministries, and so the Ministry of Mines and the Ministry of Labour, where I was seated, are very close cousins. So, we get stewardship around the workforce of the Ministry...