THREE illegal miners have died after the earth collapsed on them while conducting mining activities near the famous Black Mountain in Kitwe. The incident happened as the victims were excavating buried scrap materials and unknown minerals, and during the process, the earth moved, trapping the trio in the hole. Copperbelt Police Commissioner Peacewell Mweemba identified the deceased as Mwansa Laton Lengwe, 23, Oswald Bwalya, 47, and Bilary Bwalya, 23. “Be informed that the district received an incident report which occurred on December 10, 2024 between 09:00 hours and 09:30 hours at the old Kitwe city dumping site (known as Malaabo) in Nkana East, in which three people were feared dead. The incident happened when the victims were excavating for buried...