Zambia: Calls for KCM Boost Intensify

THE contentious issues surrounding Konkola Copper Mines (KCM) have triggered varying concerns, as rallying calls for Vedanta Resources Limited to return to the giant mining firm intensify amid plummeting business opportunities on the Copperbelt and other areas.

Many interest groups, including trade unions, civil society, suppliers and contractors have cried blue murder over receding business opportunities in Chililabombwe, Chingola, Kitwe and other areas occasioned by under-performing mining…