Mon, 15 May 2017 13:07:18 +0000 WE applaud Lusaka City Council and the Zambia Police Service for launching a campaign to root out illegality and the impunity reigning supreme in some parts of Lusaka, which have contributed to the high crime rate in the city and turned the capital into a huge red light district. At least 250 people were arrested in the Matero area alone last Friday night when council and State police swung into action, raiding illegal drinking places and those operating outside their stipulated hours, arresting the patrons and shunting them to police stations for detention. There was drama when police descended on the notorious ‘‘Devil Street’’ near Melissa shopping centre – the narrow, devious alley opposite one of the biggest churches in Lusaka – as ladies of the night fled in their skimpy skirts with police in hot pursuit. As eye-witnesses put it, it was a night to remember. Lusaka […]
