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Africa-Press – Zambia. <\/strong><\/span>A consortium of Civil Society Organisations (CSOs) in Northwestern province has called on the government to halt the stakeholders\u2019 consultations on the draft mineral resources and development policy to allow for wider discussions.<\/p>\n

The consortium says the consultation process lack information because the government has not made available the draft policy to the stakeholders before engaging them<\/p>\n

Publish What You Pay National Coordinator Nsama Chikwanka said the CSOs in the province have jointly resolved that if the policy and the process continue as it is, the challenges the sector has been facing will remain unresolved.<\/p>\n

Mr Chikwanka said this during a press briefing in Solwezi today following a Provincial consultative meeting on the new draft policy for chiefs and Mining in Indaba.<\/p>\n

\u201cMany people are learning about the draft policy while they are already in the meeting and the criteria used to identify stakeholders who are invited to these consultations are unclear,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

Mr Chikwanka further suggested the translation of the policy into local languages to ensure no one is left behind. He said in view of the concerns, the CSOs are not convinced that the new draft mineral resources policy will meet the aspirations of the Zambians.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt is yet again a government centred and driven activity which in its current format is far from serving the interests of Zambians who have for a long time been calling for an equal share in their natural resources,\u201d Mr Chikwanka said.<\/p>\n

Mr Chikwanka said the significance of mining to the social and economic development of the country cannot be over emphasized, therefore there is a need to respond by putting in place a befitting policy and legal framework.<\/p>\n

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Africa-Press – Zambia. A consortium of Civil Society Organisations (CSOs) in Northwestern province has called on the government to halt the stakeholders\u2019 consultations on the draft mineral resources and development policy to allow for wider discussions. 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