ECONOMIST Trevor Hambayi says the country cannot just focus on the 3 million production target for copper alone, suggesting that the ambition must also encompass other minerals such as gold, uranium and sugilite. In an interview, Hambayi emphasised the need for local ownership, especially for newly discovered minerals. “For 50 years, as a country we have been talking about the issue around diversifying our country’s export base from copper. The UPND government has come back and then they are driving us to be able to increase copper production to 3 million metric tonnes. I think we are contradicting ourselves in terms of our approach. The challenge has been the fact that we have been dependent on one mineral and we...