THE Small-Scale Mining Association of Zambia (SSMAZ) will inject about US$200 million in the development of 16 dump sites on the Copperbelt, which will create more than 4,000 job opportunities for young Zambians.
Small-Scale Mining Association of Zambia (SSMAZ) president Simon Njovu confirmed this in an interview in Kitwe on Wednesday.
“We intend to invest US$200 million in the development of dump sites on the Copperbelt and we are happy that Government will allow us to start working on the dump sites. We are appealing to the people of Wusakile, Luangwa and other townships to remain calm as Government addresses their problems,” he said.
Mr Njovu said the association is happy that Government has shown commitment to empowering Zambians with various income-generating projects.
He said SSMAZ is working with various stakeholders, including Government, to reduce unemployment levels in the country.
“We will use the dump sites for their intended purpose and we will ensure that Zambians benefit from these projects,” Mr Njovu said.
He called on his members to be calm and support Government programmes intended to eradicate poverty in the communities.
Mr Njovu also called on young people to desist from engaging in activities that are detrimental to their development.
“Young people should stay very far from trouble and ensure that they are not tempted by greedy people to do wrong things. These jobs we are creating are for them because they are the majority in our communities,” Mr Njovu said.
He said his association is concerned about the high number of young people who are jobless in various communities.
“We all have a duty to contribute positively to the social and economic development of the country by creating job opportunities for our young people.
“We must not leave the burden of creating jobs to Government alone. It is the responsibility of everyone, including the private sector, to come up with job opportunities for Zambians,” Mr Njovu said.
[Zambia Daily Mail]
US$200m…..i hope i meant K200m. That money is the budget of Lusaka city council bwana. If you have it go invest elsewhere… the will come and get everything from you that you stole the money…
You could come make more money with it here.
I hope you meant K200m :)
the picture shows that this looks an environmental disaster
What are you going to do with the waste from the same dumps
Coz they only contain about 1.5%Cu
Do you have enough land to re-dump?
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