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Beer drinking affecting school results in Senanga

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File picture:Some youth from Mandevu township drinking beer

Senanga District Council Secretary Alisinda Nawa has called on bar owners in the district to take an active role in ensuring that teenagers do not patronize their bars.

Mr. Nawa said it is not only the duty of the council to fight under-age drinking but also parents and bar owners should help the council by working together.

The Council Secretary said the passing rate of pupils in schools has reduced due to the number of pupils patronizing bars.

Mr. Nawa said the bars owners are not complying with the rules and regulations of operating a bar making it difficult to completely end under-age district in Senanga district.

And Senanga District Assistant Social Welfare Officer, Victor Walubita said the department will conduct counseling services to the teenagers arrested due to under-age drinking.

Mr. Walubita stated that the social welfare department will be responsible to follow up all the teenagers in homes in order to talk to both them and the parents.

The district council said the patrols in bars will continue in order to reduce the number of teenagers found in bars in order to improve the school performance rates and reduce the spreading of HIV/AIDS in the district.

A team from the council, Police and neighborhood watch are conducting random night patrols in bars in the district in order to curb under-age drinking and about 18 teenagers were captured in the two days patrol this month.

7 COMMENTS

  1. Wait a minute the D.C is calling on bar owners in the district to take an active role in ensuring that teenagers do not patronize their bars….doesn’t he know that Bar owners are breaking the law!!

  2. How are you.
    Do you know God? If yes how do you know him?
    Read some few note bellow!
    God created everything Genesis 1:1, and it was perfect (good)! Genesis 1:31. Then people sinned against God Genesis 3. After some years one man by the name of Abraham became Gods friend according to James 2:23 and God blessed him, his children and all his offspring’s who were told to do Gods will. Because to God if our Parents or ancestors sin then we are also sinners and we deserve punishment Exodus 20:5.
    So since our fathers sinned and we have all sinned (obviously we have done something wrong before). God is annoyed and we deserve to be punished and the punishment is of death.

  3. How are you.
    Do you know God? If yes how do you know him?
    Read some few note bellow!
    God created everything Genesis 1:1, and it was perfect (good)! Genesis 1:31. Then people sinned against God Genesis 3. After some years one man by the name of Abraham became Gods friend according to James 2:23 and God blessed him, his children and all his offspring’s who were told to do Gods will. Because to God if our Parents or ancestors sin then we are also sinners and we deserve punishment Exodus 20:5.
    So since our fathers sinned and we have all sinned (obviously we have done something wrong before). God is annoyed and we deserve to be punished and the punishment is of death. Romans 6:23 “For the wages of sin is death, but the gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord.” but still God…

    • that of the beginning John 14:3- so before he comes we need to read is word (the Bible) and learn how he wants us to live while waiting.
      Do you believe Jesus Now? If so pray as follows.. “Dear God, I believe in your son that he died for my sins and all my inherited sins and I accept him as my savior. Amen”
      If you prayed that prayer please find a bible believing church and learn more about this Jesus

  4. Surprisingly enough DRC which is a country in turmoil doesn’t allow beer drinking before 16hrs. Bars there open late afternoon and you don’t see the reckless drinking that we are seeing in Zambia where people imbibe alcohol in open spaces especially at the so called bottle stores.

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