A miner has been injured underground at the Chinese Collum Mine (CCM)in Sinazongwe district.
Nkandabbwe ward Councillor Patson Mangunje told ZANIS that a lose rock underground fell on the miner’s backbone whose name has not yet been identified.
Mr. Mangunje said Maamba hospital has since referred the injured miner to the University Teaching Hospital for specialist treatment.
The Councillor said the accident occurred at shaft three.
The accident happened barely after three weeks when six miners were injured underground and one person died on the spot.
The accident triggered protest from the workers who were demanding for a higher wage because of the risky job they being subjected to do.
Three miners were arrested for inciting others to go on strike.
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Awe kwena utu utubantu tatumfwa
and what are the mines saety dept doing?
Pa zed pena its really heart-wrenching
no 1… i agree wth yo…lets just beat des chinese boys so zat they can be serious. twanaka nabo..
People are risking their lives for peanuts while the mines are getting huge profits!??!! This is the “exploitaton of man by man” KK always spoke about.
Accidents and possibly near misses are becoming a regular feature in these doggy mines.Its time the Directors of these mines were prosecuted for negligence otherwise we shall lose alot of lives in the name of foreign exchange and jobs creation.
This mine needs to cease operating till they can put safty measures in place/ You cannot have repeat accidents with 3 weeks and continue as though nothing happened. Lives are at risk and next time it may be a huge loss of lives that happens. Mine Inspectors and government do your f#@king job.
ishi mbwa shabantu shalatupwa mwe,ala bane we need to do something so that these stupid chinese should stop coming to zambia.pafwa bantu pashala bantu
Meanwhile the minister of mines is eating and drinking and sleeping on soft beddings. Ala chuchu nama minister ba kwe bali babosha kutu ma choncholi and they are toothless unless we the zedians arise and fight for what is ours. U can just see the way mulongoti reacted about the chambishi saga. when pipo get hungry, they gey angry, Bob Marley sung. Zedians need food on the table and not perpetual negotiations. when are these so called negotiations going to bring fruitfull results?
ku ba shempa bamamambala pantu kuti ba delela
Bane, this Mine must be closed at all cost. Is Chuchu waiting for another Mufulira or Chambeshi disaster to happen for him to act. Chuchu pls learn to the cries of the pipo for God’s seek and close that bloody mine b4 our God’s pipo perish for lack of your compassion.
# 5 i agree with u
Greediness of the man in office is becoming unbearable .All in the name of job creation and economic growth,the Government of Zambia has chosen to ignore the safety of its citizens,allowing the so called investors to exploit them to the BONES.If not for the people who elected you to office, who are you there for ??Ala bane Nchekelako doesn’t help and is counter productive.You will never get enough of money.The more you want it the more greedy you become.Save your citizens from these Chinese exploiters.They are just here to plunder our National wealth and they will go away once they’ve reaped off the mines.Perhaps a question you should answer is ,..How much of the profits that are made from
these mine is ever shared with the miners in terms of Bonuses?Can you , as an MP, Minister or President of Zambia live on a miners’ salary from one month to another ?Do you think your investors are doing justice to the Zambian Miner ?Its time the so called mine minister woke up from the slumber he or she has been in for the past God knows how long.Revamp safety measures in all the mines especially one owned by ba Choncholi and prosecute all those found wanting.Koma Mu Zambia ama politicians bali pwalala, no wonder ba mwisa batekina’ advantage!!
Kuli Ba Mulongoti.Finshi mule chita po pali issue ya Safety mumi Godi ?Imwe mulelya ,ifwe tulelala insala no kufwa kuma accidents pa mi godi.I wonder ifyo mulala.Bushe Conscious yenu yaliba clear batini ???Look at the way mines are being run, do you think it is fair to your fellow Zambians.Twalishiba mwaliba important muma politics,na kuchalo, but put your people first before profits.