Of KCM disputing the $18m ZRA tax bill

Dear Editor,

3/($S( don¶t let these people get aZay Zithout paying their fair share of taxes.

Africa in general has been losing a lot of revenue due to these foreign companies refusing to pay taxes.

Why do they think they can be extracting our minerals for free?

They know pretty well that they can never get away with this in any developed country.

And yet they want to get away with it in Africa. ZRA needs to stand their ground and act like they mean business.

If they refuse to pay up, threaten to seize their assets, and then throw them out of the country.

Zambia is rich in mineral resources, and we want to see that richness translate into national wealth that will help ordinary Zambians to have better lives.

These companies damage our environment by dumping toxic waste in our rivers, and land and pollute the atmosphere with poisonous gases that threaten the health of our people.

Whatever you do, ZRA, make them pay up. Don’t let them get away with it!

Because if you don’t hold them accountable, they’ll continue to extract minerals for free, laughing all the way to the bank, while Zambia continues to hold an empty bag.

A few years from now, the minerals will run out and these people will fold their tents, dismantle their eTuipment and ship it out of Zambia, leaving behind gaping empty holes in the ground with nothing to show for it as a country. Guy Mufuchani, ex-miner Kitwe