Chiengi Mining Plc is a company registered with PACRA and is listed on the Lusaka $$Securities Exchange $($LUSE$).$ The company has been mining sugilite and zinc In Chiengi $$District of Zambia for over ten years. Mr Jani has been the Chief Executive Officer and $$Chairperson of the Board for ten years.$$The company has recorded a decline in its profitability in the last two years of its $$operations and the shareholders are concerned about the decline in profitability. An $$extract of the Profit and Loss account is shown below:$$Chiengi Mining Plc$$Profit and Loss Account for the year $$ended $31$ December $202220222021$K$$K$$Revenue$938,5851,005,436$Cost of sales$(879,934)(928,607)$Gross profit$58,65176,829$Other income$2395$Distribution costs$(16,879)(12,092)$Administrative expenses$(26,281)(23,963)$Operating profit$15,73040,779$Finance costs$(5,729)(5,069)$Interest income$6,289143$Net foreign exchange losses$(11,520)(9,189)$Profit before income tax$4,77026,664$Income tax expense$(3,983)(6,888)$Profit for the year$78719,776$There have also been adverse social media reports that the company allegedly diverted $$the river that is used by the local population for water and farming activities without $$permission from the local authority and from the Chief. The diversion of the river has led