Wasiirka Maaliyadda Zambia Bwalya Ng'andu ayaa dhawaan sheegay in dowladda Zambia aysan damacsanayn inay la wareegto shirkado macdan qodis oo badan isla markaana aysan qorsheyneyn inay qarameyso warshadaha macdan qodista.
Labadii sano ee la soo dhaafay, dowladdu waxay heshay qayb ka mid ah ganacsiyada maxalliga ah ee Glencore iyo Vedanta Limited. Khudbad uu madaxweyne Lungu jeediyay bishii Diseembar ee la soo dhaafay, wuxuu ku sheegay in dowladdu ay rajeyneyso inay "lahaato tiro badan oo saamiyo ah" oo ku jira macdanno aan la cayimin, taasoo keentay walaac dadweyne oo ku saabsan mowjad cusub oo qarannimo ah. Arrintan awgeed, Gandu wuxuu sheegay in hadalka madaxweyne Lungu si khaldan loo fahmay oo dowladdu aysan waligood si xoog ah ula wareegi doonin shirkadaha kale ee macdanta ama aysan qarameyn doonin.
Zambia waxay la kulantay casharro xanuun badan oo ku saabsan qarameynta macdanta qarnigii la soo dhaafay, wax soo saarkuna si weyn ayuu hoos ugu dhacay, taasoo ugu dambeyntii keentay in dowladdu ay joojiso siyaasadda sannadihii 1990-meeyadii. Ka dib markii la gaareeyay, wax soo saarka macdanta ayaa saddex jibaarmay. Hadalka Gandu wuxuu yareyn karaa walaacyada maalgashadayaasha, oo ay ku jiraan First Quantum Mining Co., Ltd. iyo Barrick Gold.