Tue, 03 Jan 2017 07:18:28 +0000 By SIABANA KELVIN POLITICAL tension in the neighbouring Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) has made it difficult for us to do business in that country, cross border traders have complained. The cross border traders said they have resorted to do their businesses on the Zambian side because they are guaranteed 24 hours of security. They said the political instability being experienced in the Congo has forced the cross border traders not to go into the DRC because they were feared for their lives. A representative of the cross border traders Derrick Simwinga said going into the DRC to do business has become risky because some criminals were taking advantage of the situation and robbed unsuspecting Zambian cross border traders of their goods. Mr Simwinga said the cross border traders added value to the economic portion of the DRC especially in the Kantanga province which borders with the Zambia’s […]
