Ndola City Council-NCC has swung into action to curb unlicensed meat selling and makeshift bars alias ‘ shabeens ‘ in markets and bus stations.NCC Assistant Public Relations Manager, Waluka Mwaekwa says a team comprising public health inspectors and Council police officers has been deployed to curb the vice in all the markets in the commercial capital.Ms. Mwaekwa says her local authority has also observed that illegal alcohol dens are becoming haven’s for underage drinking and criminals.“The local Authority through the established task force, deployed the team after it observed that the illegal alcohol dens are becoming havens for underage drinking.“ These have also become hiding places for petty thieves who are terrorising people working from the stations and markets as well as the general public,” Ms. Mwaekwa said.In a statement she added that makeshift bars have also become conduits for other public nuisances such as use of empty packages and other discarded materials for disposal […]
NCC SWINGS IN TO ACTION ON OPEN AIR MEAR TRADERS IN NDOLA MARKETS
