PRESIDENT Hakainde Hichilema says his government’s aspiration is to see the private sector generate more employment than the public sector. The Head of State, who met Barrick Gold Chief Operating Officer Sebastiaan Bock, said in a Facebook post that he was pleased to learn that Barrick’s copper production was increasing, in line with the country’s vision of achieving annual copper production of 3 million tonnes by 2031. “It was a pleasure to meet Mr Sebastiaan Bock, Chief Operating Officer for Africa and the Middle East at Barrick Gold, who briefed us on the company’s ongoing operations and future plans in Zambia. We were pleased to learn that Barrick’s copper production is increasing, in line with our national vision of achieving...