Tue, 13 Feb 2018 08:16:28 +0000 By CECILIA MUBAMBE THE increasing number of girls engaging in prostitution in Zambia is a time bomb which authorities should not ignore, says a concerned Lusaka citizen Charity Chuma. In an interview with the Daily Nation, Ms Chuma, of Northmead residential area noted that most of the girls were pushed into prostitution by the poverty of their guardians. She said the young prostitutes were mostly found loitering around shopping malls in the area during late hours with prospects of finding clients. “Just yesterday in the evening I saw a young girl standing near Northmead bus station in a short dress and when I asked her why she was standing in the cold and skimpily dressed, her response was that she was trying to make a living through prostitution because she can’t find a job,” she said. Another concerned citizen, Elias Zulu said although police conducted night patrols, they should […]
