MINES and Minerals Development Minister Paul Kabuswe says Zambia’s current 850,000 tonnes annual copper production record is incorrect due to leakages in the mining sector. And Permanent Secretary Dr Hapenga Kabeta says the ministry’s newly launched 2022-2026 Strategic Plan and Balance Score Card will help provide meaning and direction for the ministry. Speaking during the launch of the plan, Wednesday, Kabuswe said the yet to be established Mineral Regulation Commission will help address issues of leakages and under declaration in the mining sector. “The three million tonnes, I want also to say that those who are saying we can’t [attain it], us we are going to run with it. If at the end of the target date we would have...

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