HEAVY criticism has followed the Ndola City Council over an announcement that it was introducing what is being called Wheelbarrow Levy. In the wisdom of the elected city municipality, the solution to the scarcity of money is taxing the hustlers who push wheelbarrows around town, moving merchandise for travelers and traders from one place to another. Notwithstanding the backlash and negative reactions from the public, the Ndola City Council clerk insists the idea was progressive. George MULENGA: “The council in July looked at stakeholders who are found in markets and public places and the need for them to be contributing towards the welfare and maintenance of those public places. So, they were categorising them one by one, and marketers how...