CHIEF Madzimawe of the Ngoni speaking people of Eastern Province says charcoal burning is a very serious issue in the chiefdoms. Meanwhile, Chief Lumpuma of the Lamba speaking people in Lufwanyama district of the Copperbelt Province says land has become too scarce in the country. Speaking on ZNBC’s “Sunday Interview”, Chief Madzimawe said the country was receiving drought as punishment for damaging the environment. When asked whether charcoal burning was a challenge in his chiefdom, Chief Madzimawe responded in the affirmative, adding that it was a ticking time bomb. “It’s a very serious issue actually, I would say it is [a] ticking time bomb and what we’ve been experiencing in the past few years, the drought, having below normal rainfall...