There’s growing evidence that their will be a sudden wave of anti-government sentiments to be pushed by the Mine-workers Union of Zambia (MUZ) which will not be an organic movement from workers but a politically sponsored Mundubile agenda.
Sources within MUZ confirm that the miners’ labour movement president Joseph Chewe is working with Mundubile to disturb government’s mining policies.
Chewe and Mundubile held a meeting last week at which the MUZ leader was tasked to coordinate a series of public engagements designed to discredit the government’s mining policies and fuel discontent on the Copperbelt. 
The meeting was reportedly centered on a well-structured plan to use MUZ’s platform and credibility to amplify narratives that undermine investor confidence, question government sincerity on mine ownership and jobs, and stir anger among miners just as the government’s restructuring efforts begin to show progress.
Mundubile, known for his behind-the-scenes political engineering, is said to have convinced Chewe that MUZ could gain relevance as an individual positioning himself by using the union and hiding under the cover of “voice of the people” while in reality, serving as the political spearhead for opposition propaganda.
The union’s is expected to start issuing statements attacking government efforts at KCM, and Mopani will perfectly mirror the talking points drafted in that private meeting.
The first of the many series of TV and radio programmes will be live programme on Diamond TV.
This strategy is not new. Opposition elements have repeatedly used professional associations and unions as proxies to test political messages and destabilise reform momentum.
This deliberate political move comes at a time when investor confidence is rebounding and miners are beginning to see light at the end of the tunnel.
The intent is to erode trust in government, create suspicion among workers, and lay a foundation for future political mobilisation on the Copperbelt.
MUZ’s leadership risks damaging not only its credibility but also the welfare of very workers it claims to represent.
By aligning itself with partisan actors, MUZ is betraying its founding mission and exposes miners to manipulative the political game.
The government’s mining recovery plan is finally stabilising operations, reopening employment channels, and restoring predictability in the sector. This is the progress that political opportunists now seek to sabotage.
If Chewe and his executive want to be taken seriously, they must come clean about their meeting with Mundubile and explain why the labour union is echoing the rhetoric of opposition politicians instead of focusing on collective bargaining and worker’s welfare.
The Copperbelt deserves honesty, not manipulation masked as activism.
