FORMER ZCCM-IH chief executive officer Dr Pius Kasolo says government should only give prospecting licenses to Zambians so that foreign investors who come into the country can have no other option but to partner with them. Speaking during the Economics Association of Zambia (EAZ) Virtual Brown Bag Discussion, Thursday, Dr Kasolo said government should make a deliberate policy to compel foreign companies to partner with Zambians. “The other biggest problem is government, coming from UNIP, to MMD, to PF, to UPND, even now, the government policies do not fully support local private Zambian ownership. Every single government is talking about inviting investors. I reckon there should be a deliberate government policy to compel foreign companies to partner with Zambians. The...

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