By ROGERS KALERODESPITE the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) allowing in more trucks following intervention from the Zambian government, the screening process at Kasumbalesa border was still too slow for the mounting number of trucks.And authorities in Chililabombwe and Chingola are still grappling with congestion of foreign trucks in both towns resulting from the slow pace of screening of truck drivers for COVID 19 by Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) authorities at Kasumbalesa border post .The slow pace of screening had led to the reduction of trucks entering the DRC from the initial 600 trucks per day to between 200 and 300 trucks, thereby worsening the congestion and forcing the Chingola Municipal Council (CMC) to find a parking space for the trucksThis was because the long queues of trucks had reached Chingola and were now heading to Kitwe and had reached as far as Sabina Turn offAfter the intervention from government, the number of trucks […]
More trucks allowed into DRC, but…
