PRESIDENT Hakainde Hichilema says while many people think Mopani Copper Mine belongs to the government, it actually belongs to creditors. And President Hichilema says his government laboured to get conflicted parties in the KCM case to resolve their issues outside court. Speaking during the commissioning of the Lusaka International Arbitration Centre, Friday, President Hichilema said he felt sorry for the opposition whenever they demeaned the value of the Mopani transaction, saying it could be out of spite or ignorance. “I know many of you just saw Mopani as a 100 percent company owned by the government, it’s not like that. Mopani belongs to creditors, that’s the truth. So when I hear my friends in the opposition talking about the Mopani...

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