MINISTRY of Mines and Minerals Development Permanent Secretary Dr Hapenga Kabeta says unauthorised processing plants are the major drivers of illegal mining. And Dr Kabeta says there is a likelihood that the number of illegal miners being buried alive is more than what is reported at illegal mining sites. Meanwhile, Council of Churches in Zambia General Secretary Fr Emmanuel Chikoya says the country has been facing numerous obstacles because it has prayed with its eyes closed for too long. Speaking at the 2024 Zambia Alternative Mining Policy Dialogue Forum, Tuesday, Kabeta said there were a number of processing plants which had been established without getting a licence from the Ministry of Mines. “I must mention here that together with the...