Fri, 12 May 2017 12:57:50 +0000 By AARON CHIYANZO ABOUT 50 deaths are recorded at the Lusaka City Council (LCC) burial permit office based at University Teaching Hospital (UTH) on a daily basis. And Lusaka’s Bauleni compound residents are shocked that unclaimed bodies from UTH are dumped in mass graves like garbage at Leopards Hill Cemetery. LCC assistant public relations manager Brenda Katongola disclosed that a total of 980 deaths were recorded at the LCC burial permit office based at UTH within the past three weeks. Ms Katongola explained that of the 980 deaths, 164 were transferred out of Lusaka district, 549 were buried at LCC established cemeteries while 296 were burials conducted in other cemeteries within Lusaka. “A total of 549 burials were conducted in the Lusaka City Council’s established cemeteries. Out of this 146 burials took place at Old and New Leopards Hill cemeteries, 246 were burials at Chunga, while 157 burials were at […]
