By SANFROSSA MANYINDACHINGOLA Municipal Council has intensified inspections to rid the mining town of illegal land dealers, who were wantonly demarcating and allocating land to unsuspecting residents.Chingola Mayor Titus Tembo, said more illegal dealers were still appearing in court for the illegal allocation of land in the district.Mr Tembo however said that such cases were likely to increase especially when parliament is dissolved.He observed that such cases increased when parliament dissolves because people feel they no longer have representation.Mr Tembo said in an interview that the local authority had partnered with both state police in ensuring that the situation did not get out of hand.Chingola is one of the districts on the Copperbelt that has been experiencing rampant illegal land allocation.“We have formed a task force to intensify patrols in areas we feel are more vulnerable to the illegal allocation of land. We have in the past seen that these kinds of illegalities become common […]
CHINGOLA PURSUES ILLEGAL LAND DEALERS
