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ZAMBIA’S government is poised to take over a British-owned mine following demands from trade unionists.
President Edgar Lungu appears to have heeded their calls over Vedanta Resources, a London-based firm that runs his country’s largest copper mine.
In the strongest sign yet that Vedanta will lose control of the pit, Zambia’s High Court appointed a “provisional liquidator” on Tuesday.
One of the major criticisms of China’s breakneck development in recent decades has been the impact on nature — returning after 15 years away, BEN CHACKO assessed whether the government’s recent turn to environmentalism has yielded results
Holding office in local government is a poisoned chalice for a party that bases its electoral appeal around issues where it has no power whatsoever, argues NICK WRIGHT