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Magande Justifies KCM’s Job Losses
Magande
Commenting on threats by President Michael Sata to revoke Konkola Copper Mines’s operating license following the company’s decision to lay off 1,500 workers due to advanced mechanization of operations, Mr. Magande warned that such threats have the potential to destabilise other mining companies and investors.
In an interview with Hot FM News, Mr. Magande has advised President Michael Sata to allow technocrats to handle the KCM matter.
Meanwhile, Mr. Magande has justified the reasons KCM has given to lay off the 1,500 workers.
He explained that the advanced mechanization at the mining firm is one way of trying to lower the cost of doing business as well as adapting to the modern way of mining operations.
Posted by Editor (online)
on November 6, 2013. Filed under POLITICS.
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nshilimubemba
November 7, 2013 at 11:28 am
Copper is ours if he has ran out ideas kurma must just go, and leave our Godgiven copper, we can’t allow him just to be taking copper with out paying, zambians must learn to love what God gave you , as for magande he is one of the corrupt leaders who would like his people to suffer, if he can only line his pockets
matcox
November 7, 2013 at 12:41 pm
NHILIMUBEMBA YOU ARE CORRECT. MAGANDE IS CORRUPT,WHO DOESN’T KNOW? GO MR PRESIDENT GO AND DO NOT ALLOW YOURSELF TO BE CORRUPTED.SET A CLEAR PRECEDENCY SIR. THE UPRIGHT ARE WITH YOU.WE WILL EVEN PRAY FOR YOUR GOOD HEALTH.MY HUMBLE ADVICE TO THE PRESIDENT,PLEASE SIR START FIRING SOME THE BAD ELEMENTS IN YOUR GOVERNMENT.THEY ARE KNOWN BY THE PUBLIC,AND I THINK YOU KNOW.BA TATA BA SATA MUKWAI CITENIPO CIMO,BALAMYONAWILA ISHINA LYENU ELYO KABILI BANONO ABABA UP RIGHT IN GOVERNMENT YENU ABENGI NI SANGWAPO FYE. NI BAKANDILE FYE MUKWAI
matcox
November 7, 2013 at 12:31 pm
MUTU UKAKULA,SIULEWA NKONYA BAABA. MR MAGANDE AND YOUR HEAD SIR ARE YOU SUGGESTING THE PRESIDENT IS NOT AWARE OF WHAT IS GOING ON AT K.C.M AND HIS CORRUPT MINISTERS AND THOSE SAME TECHNOCRATIS YOU ARE TALKING ABOUT.YOU THINK THE HEAD OF STATE CAN BE SMILING WHILE THESE “BANCH” OF CRIMINALS REAP THIS COUNTRY? YOU STARTED THIS SYSTEM YA KULYAMO NA BA LATE PRESIDO. YOU THINK WE DID’NT KNOW? AKALA FYE ICIMUTWE KWATI NI NG’OMBE SHOBE
icinshikululwa cakwa hicilema UPeND
November 7, 2013 at 1:31 pm
Pipo like Hicilema, Magande’ Rupya, and the let Fred. Are the bunch of crukx. Never west your time on them. Sought them who are aspaering in 2016.
ytw
November 7, 2013 at 1:36 pm
Hahahahahah,,@ Kunda Amon, Abantu Balalanda
kapili
November 7, 2013 at 2:21 pm
Batata ba magande are u going to employ those miners u want retreched in your farm,may God forgive u.
kapili
November 7, 2013 at 2:23 pm
Batata ba magande are u going to employ those miners u want retreched in your farm,may God forgive u.Concentrate on seeing how you are going to improve this nation.
kaps.
Mirko Vucinic
November 7, 2013 at 2:40 pm
Magande is right! Mechanized Technology does not require too much labour! Unless people want KCM to continue with the conventional way of Mining!
Darth Vader
November 7, 2013 at 2:55 pm
We should research on how much profit these guys make from the mines. If Lumwana can still run with the copper price at $2,000.00 per tonne, then these guys are just rip offs.
well wisher
November 7, 2013 at 4:22 pm
Matcox
I like the mutu ukakula sulewa nkhonyo,you’re right because
Chala chimozi sichiswa nsabwe.
Anione anione mphenvu inagwela mu thobwa.
Uona maso ya nkhono nikudekha.
Jackete savwitikila
mwezi sauyanikila ufa.
Choana mzako chapita mawa chili paiwe
sanva, adanva nkwangwa ili m’mutu,and the list goes on.
all these are chewa sayings pipo should analyse before commenting.I rest my case.
MJ
November 10, 2013 at 11:32 am
come on pipo,we have seen many multi-national companies lay down workers.we knw the number is big bt u cant force a company to keep workers if it knws it will be running on a loss.govt get down and discuss find the way forward.if u hav brains then u will see that magande is right.