SEVERAL fishermen and traders who have been living on Jelemiya Island on Lake Kariba have been ejected after a Chinese investor allegedly bought the piece of land from the government.Over the weekend, a combined team of law enforcement agencies reportedly used force to remove the residents of the island after they initially resisted to move, seriously injuring one.Mr Ronald Simweemba, a fisherman, said several people were injured while one person was hospitalised after he was battered by law enforcers who left him unconscious.He also said the police allegedly destroyed their homes and fishing gear.Mr Simweemba said other fishermen who escaped the beating were still missing.He appealed to President Hakainde Hichilema to intervene and allow the affected people to return to the island as it is their source of livelihood.But the local authority has defended the eviction saying the island was being used as a conduit for human trafficking into a neighbouring country.Siavonga Town Council Chairperson, […]
Siavonga Island sold?
