Sun, 15 Oct 2017 10:37:31 +0000 JUST when the nation was recovering from the shock of the Mpulungu road accident which claimed over 17 lives, tragedy has struck again, except this time, on Lake Bangweulu where 20 fishermen are feared dead. The 20 are said to have met their fate after all the five boats they were travelling in capsized due to a storm. By press time, search teams were reportedly busy trying to locate the missing bodies. We are deeply saddened by the loss of so many lives, most likely many of them breadwinners who were on a mission to put food on the tables of their families. The loss of so many lives in a twinkle of a moment is so distressing but let’s face it, the catastrophe is a timely reminder of how unsafe our water transport is, especially with the lack of strict control measures. We totally agree with Passenger Pedestrian […]
