EASTERN Province Police Commanding Officer Robertson Mweemba has confirmed that a couple and another person died after a pit collapsed on them while they were illegally mining gold in Lumezi District. In an interview, Mweemba identified the victims as Winstone Mwale and Grace Nkhoma, a couple, as well as Peter Banda. Mweemba said the incident happened on Sunday at a gold mine belonging to Patel Zahid. “I am confirming that a couple and one other gentleman [have died]. They went to a mine in Lumezi. Those were three illegal miners who were trapped. So it happened yesterday (Monday) early in the morning. So they went into a tunnel at the said mine and got trapped. They wanted some gold. But...