Gurukota rezvemari muZambia, VaBwalya Ng’andu, nguva pfupi yadarika vakati hurumende yeZambia haisi kuda kutora mamwe makambani emigodhi uye haina hurongwa hwekuita kuti indasitiri yezvicherwa ive yenyika.
Mumakore maviri apfuura, hurumende yakawana chikamu chemabhizimisi emunharaunda eGlencore neVedanta Limited.Muhurukuro yaDecember yapfuura, Mutungamiri Lungu akataura kuti hurumende inotarisira "kuva nenhamba yakawanda yezvikamu" mumigodhi isina kutaurwa, izvo zvakakonzera kushushikana kwevanhu pamusoro pekutsva kutsva kwenyika.Panyaya iyi, VaGandu vati mashoko aPresident Lungu haana kunzwisiswa uye hurumende haife nechisimba yakatora mamwe makambani anochera zvicherwa kana kuita kuti makambani aya ave nyika.
Zambia yakasangana nezvidzidzo zvinorwadza mukutorwa kwemigodhi pasi pemakore zana apfuura, uye kugadzirwa kwakaderera zvikuru, izvo zvakazoita kuti hurumende ikanzure mutemo uyu kuma1990.Mushure mekutengeserana, kugadzirwa kwemugodhi kwakapeta katatu.Mashoko aGandu anogona kurerutsa kushushikana kwevanoisa mari, kusanganisira First Quantum Mining Co., Ltd. neBarrick Gold.