PRESIDENT Hakainde Hichilema says the US-Zambia relationship will endure regardless of which party is in government in either country because it is anchored on its citizens. Meanwhile, US Ambassador to Zambia Michael Gonzales says it is not governments or donors that will drive the country’s economic development, but the private sector. Speaking while officiating at the groundbreaking of the Mingomba Mine in Chililabombwe, Wednesday, President Hichilema said the US and Zambia should use the project to deepen their relationship. The project is the largest single American capital investment into Zambia’s mining sector, with an initial investment of US$430 million. President Hichilema added that the countries’ styles may be different, but their long-term interests are permanent. “Let me make a comment...

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