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In it for the long haul
When a mining company that is still engaged in the early stages of an exploration venture in Northwestern Province initiates a project to benefit...
Is copper COVID-proof?
The COVID-19 pandemic may have slowed or changed many aspects of the world as we know it, but the demand for copper that is...
Are we prepared to play the long game?
Following on from our Experts’ Round-Up, in which we asked the country's financial brains whether our economy is on the road to recovery, Mining...
Beyond the headlines
Mopani Copper Mines has been in the news a fair bit recently. If you look beyond the headlines, you’ll discover that the Copperbelt-based miner...
V or L-shaped?
Zambia’s “lack of fiscal flexibility” will greatly affect its long-term ability to recover from a COVID-19-induced economic fallout, according to new data from the...
How will Zambia’s already weakened economy survive the mounting fiscal pressures of COVID-19?
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The collapsed bridge that left thousands stranded
When the phone rang on the desk of Mopani's Chief Financial Officer, John Chiwele, one rainy afternoon in February this year, little did he...
Exclusive interview with Finance Minister Felix Mutati
It is Monday, 14th November. Midday. The budget speech was three days ago. Zambia’s new Minister of Finance, Hon. Felix Mutati, is clearly a...
A $100m infrastructure boost
It's every town-planner’s dream – the opportunity to start with a clean sheet of paper and build an entire town from scratch. That’s Kabitaka, a...
Learning the lessons of previous tax policies
The long-term effects of constant changes to Zambia's mining tax regime on investment has been “massive”, and has resulted in many mining projects being...
Chile holds valuable lessons for Zambia
Zambia can learn from Chile about how good mining, economic and fiscal policies, implemented consistently over time, bring measurable benefits to all citizens.
Chile, in...
Good governance, great outcomes
Good governance has been the fundamental reason Botswana has realised the potential of its vast mineral resources and turned what was once a poor...
