Zambia's state mining corporation is pushing for the US to grant the country exemptions from proposed copper import duties. This came after US President Donald Trump announced that his administration would impose a new 50% tariff on all copper imported into the US. Kakenenwa Muyangwa, who heads the Zambian Consolidated Copper Mines (ZCCM), says the US tariffs could undermine a major infrastructure initiative such as the Lobito Corridor project, which aims to facilitate the export of critical raw materials, particularly copper and cobalt. Thami Ngubeni spoke to Political Economist, Kevin Tutani....