Tue, 07 Mar 2017 07:57:15 +0000 By Kalobwe Bwalya And Dorcas Mtonga A RELIGIOUS outreach programme initiated by 35,000 invitation cards has ended with the death of eight people following a stampede as people scrambled to enter the venue in Lusaka after the gates were opened. And Government has suspended operations of the Church of Christ after preliminary investigations indicated that the church failed to comply with directives to produce necessary legal documentation governing its operations. Meanwhile, President Edgar Lungu has sent his personal and Government’s sympathies to the families of the deceased and wished them God’s supreme mercy to help recover from the tragedy. Eye-witnesses reported that participants started arriving at the Olympic Youth Development Centre (OYDC) as early as 03: 00 hours for the event scheduled for 07:30 hours. “I heard them singing worship songs as early as 03:00 hours,” a resident said. When the gate was opened at 06:00 hours […]
