Zambia’s president appoints new mines minister in cabinet changes after election

Africa's second-largest copper producer is targeting annual output of 3 million metric tons, nearly triple current levels.

Reuters | October 28, 2026 - 7:06 am
Categories: Critical Minerals Regulatory Issues
Zambia’s president appoints new mines minister in cabinet changes after election

Nchanga mine in Chingola, in the Copperbelt Province of Zambia. (Image courtesy of Wikimedia Commons)

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 (TSX: ABX) Lumwana mine.

Africa’s second-largest copper producer is targeting annual output of 3 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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(Reporting by Chris Mfula;Additional reporting by Nilutpal Timsina;Writing by Anathi Madubela;Editing by Alexander Winning)

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