NEW Heritage Party president Chishala Kateka says Zambia needs to look at changing its mining model so that dollars made from the mines are compelled to come back in the country. Meanwhile, Kateka has attributed the depreciation of the Kwacha to lack of dollars on the market and has noted that the increased Statutory Reserve Ratio is likely to push interest rates upwards and slow down economic growth. In an interview, Friday, Kateka said Zambia must begin to think about how to harness her wealth. “As the New Heritage Party, waht we are saying is that surely the time has come for us as a nation to think of solutions that benefit Zambia. We must not do the same things...

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