By NOEL IYOMBWARESIDENTS of Mungule Chiefdom and the surrounding areas have staged a protest against the closure of the Zinc Mine.The Ministry of Mines has suspended mining operations at Zinc mine situated in Machaya Village in Chieftainess Mungule’s area following complaints of noise pollution from one of the local resident. And a local resident of Katuba, Mr Ephraim Shakafuswa expressed disappointment over the closure of the Zinc Mine which employs over 160 people.Mr Shakafuswa noted that the decision to stop operations of the mine without any notice is ill informed. To Page 2“We just can’t wake up and make such bad decisions and pretend all is normal in a constituency that has been in the hands of the opposition.“If there was some wrong committed by the company they should have been given an opportunity to remedy the situation.“Katuba needs to develop and this should be a priority of a government in power that wants to extend […]
MINE CLOSURE RILES LOCALS
