DMMU National Coordinator Dr Gabriel Pollen has disclosed that First Quantum Minerals (FQM) has volunteered to transport 4,000 metric tonnes of maize from Tanzania at no cost to the government. And Ministry of Information and Media Permanent Secretary Thabo Kawana says FQM will foot the $500,000 bill associated with the exercise. Reacting to some critics who voiced their displeasure towards government giving FQM the transportation contract, Chief Government Spokesperson Cornelius Mweetwa justified it, saying it was cost-effective as government would only pay for one route. “Number two, these trucks are transporting copper from Zambia into Tanzania. When they empty the copper, they have been coming empty to come and collect copper back into Tanzania. So being a prudent government, it...