VICE-President Mutale Nalumango says citizens need to report greedy businessmen who want to exploit young people by engaging them in dangerous illegal activities. And Chongwe Mayor Christopher Habeenzu says it is unfortunate that young people are risking their lives to engage in illegal mining activities for as low as K30. Speaking during a mass funeral procession of the nine men who died after a pile of gravel collapsed on them in Chongwe, Thursday, Nalumango said there was urgent need for safe working environments “This tragic accident has shaken us to our core. It has made us confront the harsh realities of life in Mwashinango village and indeed beyond the borders of Chongwe district. The loss of nine young lives is...

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