We’ll not tolerate illegal gold mining – Kabuswe

MINISTER of Mines and Minerals Development Paul Kabuswe says confusion associated with illegal mining will no longer be tolerated under the new dawn administration. Delivering a ministerial statement to Parliament, Wednesday, Kabuswe warned that the new government under the leadership of President Hakainde Hichilema would not allow illegality in the mining sector. “Madam Speaker, the new dawn government wants to bring sanity to the mining sector. You will therefore see changes that promote greater transparency because we believe that the mining sector, if properly harnessed, can resolve problems in other sectors and act as a catalyst to grow the economy. The confusions associated with gold where illegal mining was the order of the day will not be tolerated under the...