Mansa Municipal Council has embarked on shutting ungazetted bars and liquor outlets in all markets in the district.
Over the weekend, the local authority law enforcers went round the district, closing all bars and liquor outlets in markets and ungazetted areas in line with the keep Zambia Clean Campaign.
Mansa Municipal Council Acting Spokesperson Christopher Mumba told ZANIS that the
local authority would not relent to rid disorderliness in the markets.
He said the bars and liquor outlets were illegal and lacked of toilet facilities while playing loud music which became a nuisance to the public.
Mr. Mumba said liquor trading was not allowed in market places as it brought disturbances to surrounding residential areas and affect sanitation in the markets.
He added that many bars in markets posed a health hazard as diarrhoeal diseases,
such as cholera and dysentery, were imminent.
Mr Mummba said before moving in the council wrote to bar owners and warned them on
the impending move to  shut the illegal drinking places and beer outlets.
And Mumba has since warned of prosecution against liquor traders found wanting.
