Tue, 18 Oct 2016 09:24:29 +0000 THE stoning of my motor convoy by mealie meal smugglers at Kasumbalesa border post in Chililabombwe will not discourage me to perform my duties and I will not tolerate the illegal exportation of the commodity, says Copperbelt Province minister Bowman Lusambo. On Saturday, Mr Lusambo and his entourage were stoned by suspected smugglers in Chililabombwe after he unexpectedly went to inspect the Kasumbalesa border post to get first-hand account of the extent of mealie meal smuggling taking place through the post around 02 :00 hrours. Mr Lusambo has warned that he would not relent to carry out his duties and would ensure that justice and law took their course by ending smuggling in the province in which, he said, Government was losing huge sums of money in uncollected tax and loss of produce. “We are not going to look on political status but my mission is to ensure that […]
