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Two juveniles drown in Samfya

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Police have recovered the bodies of two juveniles that drowned in lake Bangueulu as they were playing at Samfya beach.

And a third juvenile who was also injured by a suspected sharp object in the incident yesterday has been discharged from Hospital.

Both Samfya District Commisioner Cleophas Chimembe and Luapula Province Police Commanding Officer Auxensil Mbewe confirmed the developments to ZANIS in Samfya today.

Samfya Police retrieved the bodies of the victims Emmanuel Chomba Sichone 11 of Zesco Compound in Samfya district and Peter Kabamba 12 of Shindono village in chief Kasoma Bangueulu after they were reported missing around 16:30hours yesterday.

Initial reports from a named witness told ZANIS that the two juveniles went missing soon after an unkown person aboard a fun cruise speedboat was seen throwing money over water.

However the third Juvenile Chuba Chibale aged 13 of Mwamfuli village in Chief Kasoma Bangueulu area suffered an injuryaround the same time but was rescued and immedaitely rushed for medical treatment.

ZANIS

8 COMMENTS

  1. Namulambe has been fired

    President Rupiah Banda has fired science and technology minister Gabriel Namulambe.

    President Banda’ press aide Dickson Jere has confirmed that President Banda on ‘Sunday revoked the appointment of Hon. Gabriel Namulambe, MP, as Minister of Science, Technology and Vocational Training with immediate effect.’

    “President Banda, in exercise of the powers vested in him pursuant to the provisions of Article 44(5) of the Constitution of Zambia, revoked the appointment of Hon. Namulambe as Cabinet Minister with immediate effect,’ said Jere

    According to Jere, President Banda thanked Namulambe ‘ most sincerely on behalf of the Zambian people, for the service that you have rendered to the nation during the period that you served in various portfolios…

  2. Cont’ from # 4

    Namulambe has been fired
    ………………………….. in my Government.
    Jere said the President will announce the replacement of Namulambe later.

  3. Sad indeed. I swam at this spot more than 20 years ago and man eating crocodiles were the biggest threat. And I also visited this place in Dec 2007.

  4. LT, YOUR REPORTING LEAVES MUCH TO BE DESIRED. YOU MEAN YOU CAN’T GIVE US A PICTURE OF LAKE BANGWEULU. HOW DOES ONE IMAGIN WHERE ONE DRAWNED AND HOW SERIOUSLY DANGEROUS THE LAKE IS, OR TO AVOID DRAWNING ONCE THERE? REALLY, DO HAVE TO, SEPERATELY, GO BACK TO SCHOOL TO GO AND LEARN THAT A PICTURE TALKS MILLIONS OF WORDS. IN ANY CASE LAKE BANGWEULU IS BECOMING A WORLD’s TOURIST DESTINATION HERE OVERSEAS-you better start respecting that fact.

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