Zambia seeks bigger copper profits - 12 December 07

Copper is one of Zambia's biggest earners. The country's copper exports are worth billions of dollars, but most of that is ending up in the pockets of international mining companies, and not the Zambian government.And as Kalay Maistry reports from Chingola, the country's miners are claiming profits are being put before people.

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[tech4156]

zambia's copper production= over 20 billion a year, also more reserves have been found since, approx $400billion worth

[Wakimika]

Would be great to see a follow-up report on the situation now that copper prices have fallen dramatically.

[keithmwana]

There has truley been some prosperity in Zambia over the lat few years its a shame the international media NEVER show this side of the story.Africa needs to focus its future with the growing econmies in Asia, trade with China, India etc will be more beneficial to all. Europe will continue to talk sweet words and ripe you dry in the end. Hats off to the AU for not renuing EU contracts simply because they are not fair. iam not anti-europe iam just anti-bullying!

[mandzipoo]

I live in Zambia and in the past 8 years the country has began to bloom,roads are better,there are more cars,more school graduates.. media twists this to make it appear like no-one is getting benefits and the "terrible" westerners are doing the country a disservice. When the mines were under government control the country sank into a spiraling decline and the economy was severely damaged! I wish we could rely on journalists to report the entire truth and not dramatize things so much .

[sightsr]

The problem with Africa is mismanagement,the entire continent is awash with immense wealth,the west is trying to bring it's evil ways,we need strong leaders to stand up against economic aggresion Mwanawasa is corrupt and has sold his people out what a shame to us Africans copper is building China and india the price of copper is good but there are no results on the ground.

[Karonl6]

the imf black mailed them into siging those agrements

they needed a loan and they force them to privitize the reosuces so white could get richer

the un

the img

the wto

all white power curruption

[NCAgentX]

LOL. How correct you are. At least some people make sense.

[NCAgentX]

I agree 100 percent.

[NCAgentX]

Ya China has done some good deals with Sudan because Sudan has oil. In exchange china prevents any UN resolutions from being passed to deal with the genocide going on Sudan. Nothing is for free in this world. thats why china doesnt interfere in Sudan's political and humanitarian issues.