Mkushi District Council has this week swung into action and closed over 15 bars in the area.
Mkushi District Council Public Relations officer, Tamara Mwanza says the bars were closed in Itala, FTC and Kasansama areas following routine inspection of bars by a combined team of officers from the council and police.
Ms. Mwanza expressed disappointment that bars were operating during illegal hours in the night adding that a number of underage people were also found in the bars.
“We discovered that bars are closing very late in the night, beyond their stipulated hours of legal operation and they are allowing children inside,” she said.
Ms. Mwanza stated that bars are causing noise pollution and also encouraging misconduct in the community.
“We confiscated some trading licences and trading equipment like music systems as a warning to all bar owners,” she said.
Ms. Mwanza has warned all bar owners to abide by the rules and regulations that govern their line of business as the council will not fail to discipline anyone found wanting.
PLEASE GIVE THEM BACK THEIR LICENCES JUST WARN THEM NEXT TIME FIRE THE BOSS OF EACH BAR
How does a government that has failed to ensure meaningful employment go about forcing people from earning a living? These people are just improvising in the situation of poverty they have found themselves. They are a victim of the environment created by the same government that is now messing with their livelihood. We told you and warned you about PF. enjoy it!
All you foreigners from elsewhere in Zed please GET OUT Of LALALAND! When l finally come back and if l do; don’t say l never warned you!…
This title and English must be revised. Totally misleading. Sounds like the council closed because of 15 bars. Wow!
Mkushi is worried about noise pollution and not dust? Tell us something else. Noise is part of the lalaland. They introduced sundowns.
They will reopen as soon the brown envelope is given…..