Medeem Executive Director Peter Tembo has expressed concern over the minerals act, urging that it must be tailored towards allowing the owner of the land where minerals are discovered to be licensed to mine. In Zambia ownership of land does not imply ownership of the minerals beneath it; all the minerals are vested in the Republic president. According to the Mines and Minerals Act, the landowner is entitled to compensation. However, speaking in an interview with the Zambian Business Times (ZBT), Tembo argued that the arrangement must be revised, as more and more locals are disadvantaged, and the foreigners are...
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