Govt negotiating with mines to give youths portions to operate from – Matambo

COPPERBELT Minister Elisha Matambo says government is negotiating with mining companies to allocate some portions of dumpsites for youths in the province to operate from. Matambo says some mining companies have refused to release some materials or sites to the youths so that they can find where to operate from, and that has not been sitting well with him. Speaking when he appeared on Millennium TV, Matambo said all the mining dumpsites on the Copperbelt had owners.

“In the Copperbelt, every place you go to, it has an owner. Our work, myself and that of the Minister of Mines, and this is why it’s been a little bit tricky for us to achieve the target of assisting our youths, is… Do you agree that child defilers should be castrated?