PRESIDENT Hakainde Hichilema has instructed Mines and Minerals Development Minister Paul Kabuswe to transform illegal miners into legal artisanal and small scale miners. And President Hichilema says the Ministry of Finance and National Planning has also been instructed to create an enhanced budget line for 2026 in order to support small scale miners. Meanwhile, Kabuswe says the President Hichilema is giving people a lesson about economic growth through the huge investments being made in the mining sector. Speaking during the commissioning of the Kansanshi Mine S3 expansion project, Tuesday, President Hichilema said no genuine leader would allow people to die due to illegal mining. “Small scale mining is for Zambian citizens. Our small scale miners, my message to you is...
