Thu, 04 Jan 2018 12:51:44 +0000 By Ketra Kalunga THE Kabwe Municipal Council has suspended street vending indefinitely to facilitate a massive cleaning exercise to prevent the spread of cholera in the district. Speaking at a media briefing, the mayor, Mr Prince Chileshe said the defence forces would today move in to clean the town and unblock the drainages so that water can flow freely within the central business district. Mr Chileshe said the cleaning exercise was a necessary evil that needed to be done to prevent loss of lives through cholera despite the inconvenience caused to the street vendors. He has appealed to street vendors and the general public to cooperate with the men in uniform that have been tasked to carry out the cleaning and to also take part in the exercise as it was for a good cause. “This is a directive from President Edgar Lungu and he is not happy with […]
