In 1999, at the time of privatisation of Zambia’s previously nationalised copper-mining industry, tax revenue from the industry was barely K22 million.
By 2010, just over a decade later, it had shot up to more than K8 billion. That means...
Copper accounts for most of Zambia’s exports, most of its foreign exchange, most of its foreign direct investment and a significant slice of government tax revenue.
Entire towns on the Copperbelt and North-Western province owe their existence to the presence...
