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Zambia's President appoints new Mines Minister in Cabinet changes after election

28th October 2026

By: Reuters

  

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LUSAKA – Zambia's President Hakainde Hichilema on Wednesday appointed Brenda Tambatamba as the Southern African copper-producing country's new Mines Minister, among Cabinet changes after he won a second term in August's election.

Tambatamba served as Labour Minister in Hichilema's previous Cabinet.

Before entering politics, she worked as a sustainability manager at Barrick's Lumwana mine.

Africa's second-largest copper producer is targeting annual output of three-million metric tons, nearly triple current levels, as it seeks to capitalise on growing demand for the metal used in EV, power networks and construction.

 

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