Mines Minister Paul Kabuswe has raised concerns about the integrity of certain tunnels at Chingola’s Sensele mine, deeming them unsafe. The safety of the tunnels has complicated the ongoing rescue operation for miners who remain trapped underground. Mr. Kabuswe revealed that the rescue team has adjusted its strategy, opting for mechanized operations to navigate the challenging conditions.
In a media briefing, Mines Minister Paul Kabuswe expressed the challenges faced by the rescue team, stating, “The rescue operation for the remaining trapped miners has become complicated, forcing the team to change the strategy by adopting mechanized operations.” He emphasized that the government seeks additional support from various stakeholders to conclude the search successfully.
Copperbelt Minister Elisha Matambo, speaking during the briefing, provided an update on the rescue efforts, stating that no bodies have been retrieved in the last 24 hours. Despite the challenges faced, Mr. Matambo reiterated the government’s unwavering commitment to continuing the rescue operation until all miners are accounted for.
Colonel Chisala Mulenga, Zambia National Service -ZNS- in-Charge of Mines, shed light on the ongoing operation, expressing optimism that the mission could be concluded soon. The collaborative efforts of the rescue team, supported by the adjustment in strategy, are aimed at overcoming the difficulties posed by the unsafe tunnels.
In a display of solidarity and support for the rescue mission, Grizzly Mining Company of Lufwanyama District stepped forward to contribute to the cause. The company donated assorted food items and 210 liters of fuel to aid the rescue operations. Grizzly Mining Limited General Manager, Caroline Sampa, affirmed the company’s commitment to assisting in the search for the missing miners, stating, “The company will endeavor to support the search for the missing miners.”
Those tunnels would not have been complicated because they were not going to exist if someone had taken steps to stop the unsafe mining in the pit.
I still insist someone has to be held accountable. And nobody in government is talking about it.
@Deja Vu: Go and search in your village for the culprit. Frederick “Titus Chabala Kafupi” Chipuba gave away the mines to white people, Indians and his fellow tribesmen. These people dismantled and disregarded the safety procedures under ZCCM, that had made Zambian mines among the safest in the world. Those policies ushered in national poverty. The national poverty, in addition to the sell of the land to foreigners, and the refusal to support local agriculture, left many people in the Copperbelt having to scavenge for survival. Unfortunately, they decided that they had to steal, and illegally worked the dangerous mines. This is not the fault of the UPND government. The illegal miners and Chipuba are to blame for this.
Now Kabuswe is saying its complicated. He should have told the president in the first place. Because he did not tell Hakainde the truth, the president went ahead to promise the people that the govt will do everything to retrieve ALL the bodies of the trapped miners. The truth of the matter is that the exericise will soon be futile as not all miners will be retrieved. This site may be the grave for some of them. TRUTH BE TOLD!!
Just like Mufurila disaster, not all miners were retrieved. Some are still in the bellies of Mufurila Mine. The shaft area is simply closed out with concrete.
Every action in the country, no matter how small, pyramids up to a Minister….WHERE THE BUCK STOPS!
This will be swept under the carpet of time just like the gold scam
@Deja Vu: Edgar “Johnathan Mutawire” Lungu is walking unprosecuted for looting Zambia and helping to saddle it with US $33 billion in debt. That is definitely something swept under the rug. As for this, your dumb ass appears to think that government is guilty of not making it safe for these illegal miners to loot those mines. Normal people would start by saying that stealing is wrong. At the same time, they would do their best to save the lives or recover the remains of those who perished in this incident. Beyond that this is not the fault of the current government. This is the Zambia they inherited from Mutawire, Satan, Bwezani and Chipuba. I except Mwanawassa, who despite brain damage tried to do right
You still belive fake gold can turn into real gold ………?
And because of the high level of corruption at the airport………
Statehouse was involved ?
#Spaka don’t waste time here. Do something productive. The gold scam involved your people, they decide to hear it camera, next bail is given to the accused not forgetting the Egyptians who are allowed to leave the country…. that’s the end of the case… some kind of suspense novel except it’s being written by amateurs. How does gold turn into espionage?
Naimwe ba Dejavu……..
Those Egyptians were security agents of a friendly country……….
Such matters are too high level for you to understand………
The espionage charge was a corruption charge elevated to espionage to highlight how the security of the airport was compromised………….
Kaps Spaka
Tell us what the state would have done if those security agents were from an enemy country. Which countries in the world are listed as enemies? Some of your comments fan flames than they quench embers. A law breaker must be disciplined regardless of nationality or societal status. All must answer to one law of the land for justices sake.
My Zambia
As I said, zambia has friendly relations with Egypt, including in the security spheres………
Those were active Egyptian security members who embarrassed their government……..
Some of these issues are beyond your understanding
Kaps Spaka
I have better understand than you possibly think. So who are your enemy countries? Is it Zimbabwe?
Zambia should have tried those Egyptians. If guilty, imprisoned for treason. Then deported to that pyramid country. Any law breaker is on his own, foreign or local.
#KapsSpaka
A Zim Zim journalist carried a pro government documentary, where Zambians inputed with interviews. We chose to find fault in Zambian politicians of espionage. Why didn’t we let the sleeping galu lie? The diplomacy you are claiming does not work with Zim but for the Pharaohs? The Rodesias of the past makes you twins today. Think twice. See the way you are treating that Rwandese refugee whom you want to falsely extradite? Inconsistencies.You are total failures.
HH is such a disappointment…and with the instruments of power he has now grown big headed and instead working hard to develop Zambia HH is busy destroying the opposition….and he picked a Man with no principles Miles Sampa as his stooge to destroy PF….
@Anonymous” Mofo you have hated HH always, because he is a Tonga. We know your kind and we are not listening to you. HH is the first president to since Levy Patrick to work for the people. He is the only president in Zambian history to work for the country free of charge. I do not always agree with his policies, but I am mindful of the fact that the borrowing (and looting) of US $33 billion by Michael Satan and Edgar “Johnathan Mutawire” Lungu prostrated the capacity of Zambia to stand free economically. It did not help that the shocking mismanagement under Satan and Mutawire reduced the GDP of the country from US $28 billion to $22.15 billion. Basically, HH came into a situation where he economically has to dance to the debtors Satan and Mutawire sold Zambia to.
@Anonymous: Mofo you have hated HH always, because he is a Tonga. We know your kind and we are not listening to you. HH is the first president to since Levy Patrick to work for the people. He is the only president in Zambian history to work for the country free of charge. I do not always agree with his policies, but I am mindful of the fact that the borrowing (and looting) of US $33 billion by Michael Satan and Edgar “Johnathan Mutawire” Lungu prostrated the capacity of Zambia to stand free economically. It did not help that the shocking mismanagement under Satan and Mutawire reduced the GDP of the country from US $28 billion to $22.15 billion. Basically, HH came into a situation where he economically has to dance to the debtors Satan and Mutawire sold Zambia to.
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MTSRIEP……….
Industrial accidents happen, we learn from them…….
However , we have work to do, 17 million Zambians are expecting development progress……….
We carry on,
Froward…….
When we had a real government mine managers whose operations had accidents due negligence were often sent to prison.
Who told you accountability will not be pursued ????
Evidence is still being unearthed and you want accountability ????
@Spaka: Have you noticed that this Deja Vu or Deja Vue, is blaming the government for what illegal miners got themselves into? He is not blaming the miners at all. In fact he is saying that the government should have helped these people who were stealing from the mine by making it safe. Honestly, according to him, people should commit crime, but when a fatal accident occurs during the crime, it is the fault of the government. These people are shocking. Some of them are already complaining that the government is not rewarding the families of the illegal miners sufficiently. No one in the government is guilty of anything. The government is not responsible for making crime safe.
Is not a shame that the rescue team is depending on the illegal miners to go in the tunnels. While the same team and govt officials have provided themselves with PPE, the boys (real rescue team) are pushed to go inside the tunnels with no PPE. They are just in torn Bermudas, torn shirts, no proper safety shoes. And tomorrow Labour Minister will saying mfyo mfyo ati we are not providing PPE to workers. As she seen what is going on at this rescue operation?
@Safety Officer: The shame is that people were committing crime by stealing from a mine. The tragedy is that some of them have died from doing this. Our responsibility as a country is to rescue those of them who may still be alive, and to recover the bodies of those who may be dead. No one else is responsible for or guilty of anything. The government does not have a job of physically tracking every citizen so as to prevent him from committing crime. The people in Western Province are not committing crime; the people in Northwestern Province are not committing crime. … and so on and so forth. The families of the miners should be thankful for any money they have received from GRZ
Can the government and everybody else stop calling this a “mine” please? It’s just a series of holes.
@Safety Officer: What is the difference between a mine and hole
Spaka
December 13, 2023 At 1:31 pm
Naimwe ba Dejavu……..
Those Egyptians were security agents of a friendly country……….
Now I know you are also tired of the Hungry Hyena,…. from the way you are responding you seem to be giving up. Ukose.
The most embarrassing response I have ever read coming from him. Tikki and Spaka are the most uncouth UPND zealots there is! Some comments look like they are from a three year old boy.
Maybe we have taken our blinkers off
and also broken away from our outdated African politics
Hh=eembwa
Mweetwa= murderer for effing poor man’s wife