The Democratic Republic Congo has apologised to the government of Zambia over impounded diplomatic vehicles at Kasumbalesa, found with mealie meal for that country.
Out going Copperbelt permanent Secretary, Jannifer Musonda, says the Congolese government tendered in the apology on Thursday.
Zambia has accepted the apology.
Mrs. Musonda was briefing the Chililabombwe District Joint Operations Committee (DJOC) members at the kasumbalesa border post where she went to verify the reports.
She said that the Congolese Consul General’s office in Ndola has apologised on behalf of his country.
Mrs. Musonda said the vehicles will remain impounded until the mealie meal is off-loaded.
And Kasumbalesa Immigration officer In-Charge, Harrison Kabaza, said the situation at the border point is now under control.
Mr. Kabaza said diplomatic vehicles have for a long time been smuggling goods because they could not be searched.
And DJOC chairman, Richard Kabwe, said that more that 3 hundred bags of mealie meal destined for Congo have been impounded in the recent past.
[ZNBC]
Mmmm – how now?
No hard feeling
This article is confused – DRC apologised for smuggling diplomatic unga..? Or for the vehicles?
Nshima yaletelela
Lisa that sounds like a song I know 😕
No comment. I think nalema che!! :-h
Hmmmm! wonders will never end! :-w
Apology and apology accepted smells fishy 😕
Apology accepted? Nishi ubuunga bwaleya kwi? Kuli Kabila or Koffi Olomide?
Imwe Abemba nindani a lakwa apa, mu bemba pamu bemba
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mmmm,palya ponse? where is bunga kaili??
Out going Copperbelt permanent Secretary, Jannifer Musonda, says the Congolese government tendered in the apology on Thursday.
Zambia has accepted the apology.
I don’t think the Copperbelt – PS is in order to accept the appology on behalf of GRZ, such matters should have been delt with by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. We ought to follow protocal. Madam PS please next time learn to channel such requests to appropriate authority.
Sony Eric & Spring Chicken you guys are in everywhere today, anyways congrats!
This is really a funny story, how do you apologize for breaking the law willfully?
smuggler smuggler smuggler wapwisha ubunga
just as i said on the material day this issue came to light,it will just be a song and in the name of diplomacy our zambian officials will release the said vehicles.now let such an incident happen in kasai land and you see,just the other day a pal hinted to me how he was stopped at a roadblock and was told switch on the wipers which he did,when this cop saw that they were working at the same time,he refused and said said awe wewe moya moya,when the guy tried to protest that such a thing can not happen he was taken to beureu to the boss ba jean who was reporting to ba pierre the assitant to ba
patrice,all of them had to chew before the case could finish.
IF CONGO HAS APOLOGISED, THEN ARE DIPLOMATS ALLOWEDB TO SMUGGLEGOODS?
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IMWE THIS SHOWS HOW WELL ZED IS DOING!! OTHER COUNTRIES ARE EVEN STEALING AKABWALI?
AWE AM PROUD OF MY COUNTRY!!
ACTUALLY WE SHOULD ALSO ASK FOR 300KG OF DIAMONDS FROM CONGO!! OR JUST GO AND PICK IT!! THEY OWE US ONE ROUND!!
OUR POLITICIANS ARE NOT BETTER THIEVES!! NOTE THAT!! THIS NEWS IS JUST TO SHIFT ATTENTION!! I DO NOT WANT TO KNOW WAHT OUR POLITICIANS CARRY WITH THEM KU SOUTH AFRICA WHEN THEY EVACUATE A SICK RAT!!!
NO WONDER RB HAS TO FLY OFTEN TO VISIT SOME WHO FAKE MUTUNTA JUST TO SMUGGLE STUFF IN THEIR PANTS!!!
Quiet diplomacy.But let them conduct themselves like diplomats.
PS how much were you given? Come on tell nation and shame the devil.
They were suppose to appear in court!
DRC has nothing to apologize for. Those thieves were transporting mealie meal and whether the vehicle belongs to the govt or not, thieves are thieves!
Uku Zaire uli isala bane elyo nanii ku Lubumbashi kwena ala abantu nabampwa ukufwa ne sala. Nankwe Moses Katumbi aletifye Freddy shani uku tuminako imifuko yabunga ala mune isala yachilamo kuti waufwa na Koffi Olomide aletifye mumanyimbo ati ndenwa fye soup ya moto pantu ubuunga takuli mu Zaire.
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