The following excerpt from today's announcement even though was of a personal nature and isn't recorded in a hardcopy document sets a line in the sand for the minister. The over turning of recommendations of his own department will cast serious doubt for future overseas investment in the Zambian mining industry. My emphasis added
Argonaut is aware3 that Ministerial officers duly investigated matters raised by the appeal between January and October 2022, and that recommendations were made to the Minister to cancel the new licence and reinstate the original licence to Mwombezhi.
3 Via personal communications, not hardcopy documentation.
