Sat, 10 Feb 2018 10:43:44 +0000 By KELVIN SIABANA THE Youths in Business (YIB) on the Copperbelt has appealed to government to consider banning the sale of highly potent spirits popularly known as tujilijili, due to the destructive impact the alcoholic beverages have on the consumers’ health. In an interview, YIB executive director Steven Nyendwa said the government should urgently move in and ban the cane spirits, which were being openly sold in high density residential areas, because they were hazardous especially to lives of young people, who were the majority consumers. “The government should act swiftly by banning the sale of these hazardous cane spirits because they are a danger to the young people,” Mr Nyendwa said. He said it was surprising to note that most of the cane spirits were being packaged in 250 millilitre bottles in unknown places. He said the spirits had ruined youths’ lives because they were cheap and easily […]
