THREE decomposed bodies believed to be among the seven miners who were trapped underground at Macrolink Mine in Ndola in January this year have been retrieved. The three bodies will be buried today. In an interview, Copperbelt Permanent Secretary Augustine Kasongo explained that the retrieved bodies include a Chinese national and two Zambians. “So far we have retrieved three bodies: one Chinese national and two Zambians. The search team is trying to retrieve the remaining bodies, which is still ongoing. So we have set the date for burial, which is tomorrow, our hope is that even the remaining bodies will be found between today and tomorrow so that we can bury them together. As earlier indicated by the minister during...

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