{"id":41425,"date":"2023-03-01T23:15:21","date_gmt":"2023-03-01T23:15:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/zambia\/all-news\/as-vedanta-returns-to-zambia-itss-an-emotive-yet-critical-economic-decision-2"},"modified":"2023-03-08T22:41:52","modified_gmt":"2023-03-08T22:41:52","slug":"as-vedanta-returns-to-zambia-itss-an-emotive-yet-critical-economic-decision-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/zambia\/homepage-english\/as-vedanta-returns-to-zambia-itss-an-emotive-yet-critical-economic-decision-2","title":{"rendered":"As Vedanta returns to Zambia, its\u2019s an emotive yet critical economic decision"},"content":{"rendered":"

Africa-Press – Zambia. <\/strong><\/span>A new Service Level Agreement (SLA) has been drafted, signatures signed, and the ink has all but dried. Barring any last-minute hurdles, the four-year skirmish which has captivated Zambia\u2019s mining industry and diminished the value of Konkola Copper Mines (KCM) \u2013 one of Zambia\u2019s biggest copper mining assets will draw to a close.<\/p>\n

It\u2019s only a matter of time before Vedanta \u2013 whose operating licence to run KCM and Nampundwe Mines was revoked in May 2019, makes a return to Chingola. Since Vedanta\u2019s ejection, KCM has been in business rescue \u2013 a decision that has inflicted much pain and economic hardship on Chingola residents \u2013 whose livelihood is hugely dependent on local mining supply networks and opportunities. Could this be a moment that long suffering Chingola residents have been yearning for? It\u2019s hard to tell but the incandescent rage directed at the Indian owned commodities giant by the Zambia public is indicative of a hostile reception awaiting Vedanta. Instead of a triumphant return, its comeback is likely to be a more subdued affair \u2013 given an evocative and bitter record of its tenure as KCM\u2019s resident operator.<\/p>\n

Put more bluntly, Vedanta\u2019s propensity to flout licensing conditions is legendary \u2013 part of which is reason for KCM\u2019s high indebtedness which almost rendered the company technically insolvent. Its pollution of Mushishima river which is Chingola\u2019s only source of fresh water is another issue still etched in the collective memory of Chingola residents. Add these grievances to a false narrative peddled by the previous government and used as justification for its ejection from Zambia, Vedanta has a tough sell convincing a restive business community of its noble intentions to contribute to Zambia\u2019s economic trajectory.<\/p>\n

Yet, amidst a strong opposition to its return is a section of the local business community that is sympathetic to Vedanta\u2019s cause. Some spurious justifications aside, they argue and emphatically so<\/p>\n

that there are many legal fora and business platforms at which purported breaches to the SLAs in question could have been addressed without resorting to drastic action. On evidence, KCM should<\/p>\n

not have been placed into business rescue in the first place. The argument that this decision was nothing but a political project which in the end served interests of a politically connected few has credence. Hence the former regime had no point in spinning a yarn about \u2018empowering Zambians\u2019 through such recklessness.<\/p>\n

That the previous government lost all civil proceeding lodged by Vedanta in various international fora of arbitration further validates this argument. Let\u2019s contextualise this viewpoint further. Four years since it was placed in business rescue, is KCM better off now than it were prior to that fateful decision. Certainly not. To the contrary the company is in a far worse position than it was in 2019. How has this decision benefited Chingola residents or the Zambian fiscus? And most important, who thus far has benefited the most out of the decision to oust Vedanta from KCM?<\/p>\n

Simple as these questions are, the answers somewhat betray a naked truth to the real motive for placing KCM in business rescue. And some of the answers to this jigsaw may be lurking somewhere in the voluminous affidavits before court \u2013 in a case playing out between the state and KCM\u2019s former liquidator Milingo Lungu. Milingo is strenuously fighting for his immunity to be restored so he can starve off prosecution for possible crimes he may have committed while serving as KCM\u2019s liquidator.<\/p>\n

While the Milingo vs the State matter is subjudicate to public commentary, this does not stop lay-men from asking a few but troubling questions. Just why is Milingo putting up such a spirited fight to have his immunity against prosecution restored? Simple, he is merely exercising a constitutionally enshrined right. In a more euphemistic parlance, could he be privy to information regarding where some of KCM\u2019s dead bodies may be buried? It\u2019s a speculative guess especially in the absence of such a pronouncement or determination by a court of law. Shouldn\u2019t he be given his day in court to air his side of the story? He doesn\u2019t think so which is why he has chosen to dance on a legal pin head.<\/p>\n

Could government have opted for other solutions than handing this asset back to Vedanta. We can cry a river, but facts won\u2019t change. Vedanta rightfully owns KCM. They didn\u2019t steal but paid what<\/p>\n

they considered a fair value for this asset and to which the then government agreed. Disposing this asset to any company other than its rightful owner, could have gravely impacted the fiscus. In the<\/p>\n

absence of a tangible alternative from detractors, this is the most sensible action. Besides there had to be a threshold beyond which government could no longer tolerate further erosion of value and asset stripping of this world class asset.<\/p>\n

In fairness, Chingola residents and Zambians in general deserve far much better than being reduced to spectators to a seemingly endless legal squabble. And never mind the uproar this decision has caused, returning KCM to its rightful owners has also averted a drawn out and costly dispute that to date has only enriched a professional caste of looters. Lest we forget, the same government that ejected Vedanta from Zambia enabled this same company to exercise a call option deed signed with Zambia Copper Investments \u2013 which is government\u2019s investment vehicle in KCM. This paved the way for Vedanta to raise its equity in KCM to 79.4%.<\/p>\n

The question then becomes, how was a purported errant investor allowed to increase their shareholding in this crown jewel granted they had been in breach of several SLAs? And who do you blame for this? At best, this fiasco speaks to a lack of systematic and monitoring controls by officers tasked with ensuring that investors commit to and honour their SLAs. You can\u2019t have controlling officers sleeping on duty and then conveniently chose to adopt kamikaze solutions to a dispute as complex as this one. As such, both the Ministry of Mines and the Treasury were complicit in exacerbating KCM\u2019s woes.<\/p>\n

Does Vedanta\u2019s imminent return signal a capitulation of sorts by this government? Politicising what on paper seems a sensible solution to a drawn-out crisis is duplicitous especially if one hasn\u2019t yet encountered that awful stench of poverty characteristic of Chingola and by extention neighbouring Chililabombwe. If you dare argue about the frightening levels of poverty in these two towns, ask the two respective parliamentarians, Chipoka Mulenga and Paul Kabuswe \u2013 who ironically is the mines minister.<\/p>\n

In effect, Vedanta\u2019s return signals two positives \u2013 first of which is the restoration of property rights to a company that was genuinely robbed off its asset. Critically, investors that have been reluctant to bet on Zambia granted uncertainty in the mining regulatory landscape will likely take a positive view on the country\u2019s investment prospects based on this development. Let\u2019s not be misled, Zambia requires massive Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) to develop its copper, cobalt, lithium manganese, nickel, gold and coal among other minerals in its basket of reserves. Even more important, could we be more considerate about the plight of the more than 5000 miners that have lost jobs since this company was placed in business rescue.<\/p>\n

That said, should Vedanta be held to account for its past indiscretions? Absolutely, hence the need for the company to be given a second chance albeit with a leash around its neck so it can prove its worth. It\u2019s unthinkable that it would spurn a second chance at redemption. Just a thought.<\/p>\n

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