ALL Zambians should remain optimistic that we are in good hands under the leadership of President Hakainde Hichilema, we shall get to the promised land, says economist Noel Nkoma. Last Friday, at the launch of the Mine Tech Hub, President Hichilema said the mining sector had attracted over $5 billion in three years. And in an interview, Monday, Nkoma acknowledged the current economic hardships but urged people to remain optimistic, saying they were in good hands. “The pace at which the explorational works are translating into opening of copper mines, like for example the new copper mine in Mumbwa (Kitumba) which was recently commissioned by the President, all those things add up to the desired or projected target. When KCM...

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