Sun, 22 Jan 2017 12:26:14 +0000 By MAILESI BANDA THE church has condemned the proposal by the Lusaka City Council Mayor, Wilson Kalumba that residents of Lusaka should consider cremation as a mode of disposing off the dead. And National Restoration Party (NAREP) secretary general Ezra Ngulube has argued that the local authorities could not run out of land for graves when there was enough land for cadres to share. Mr Ngulube said lack of proper land management by the local authorities had led to the reported lack of land in the city. He challenged the Mayor to lead by example and have one of his relatives cremated. “Burning bodies is not part of our tradition. In fact, this issue of burning will only affect the poor as those calling for it have the money to take their relatives to expensive burial sites and pay. We, therefore, challenge the Mayor to lead by example […]
