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High Court reverses Zambian government’s bid to seize CEC lines


Issue 434 - 11 Mar 2021 - By Chiwoyu Sinyangwe | 4 minute read

A judge has ruled that energy minister Matthew Nkhuwa acted illegally by declaring the Copperbelt Energy Corporation network common carrier last year. The ruling has been widely welcomed by the industry but the dispute is by no means over, writes Chiwoyu Sinyangwe in Lusaka.

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