CHINGOLA UPND member of parliament Chipoka Mulenga yesterday announced the reopening of the Senseli Mine after youths threatened to riot, demanding access to the mine. Mulenga, who is also Commerce, Trade and Industry Minister, handed over the pit with strong emphasis on adhering to safety standards and not allowing children to work there. Yesterday, police were deployed to Chiwempala township, where shops were closed due to fears of riots if the Senseli Mine was not returned to the small-scale miners as promised. In an interview, Saturday, Copperbelt Province Commanding Officer Pathias Siandenge said the illegal miners were demanding that the police allocate them Senseli mine after their removal from a previous mining site, following complaints from KCM. “They were mining...
