{"id":1487,"date":"2022-10-06T06:39:00","date_gmt":"2022-10-06T06:39:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/diamondtvzambia.com\/staging\/7839\/?p=1487"},"modified":"2022-10-06T06:39:04","modified_gmt":"2022-10-06T06:39:04","slug":"truck-drivers-traders-clash-at-kasumbalesa","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/diamondtvzambia.com\/staging\/7839\/truck-drivers-traders-clash-at-kasumbalesa\/","title":{"rendered":"TRUCK DRIVERS, TRADERS CLASH AT KASUMBALESA"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"717\" height=\"954\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/diamondtvzambia.com\/staging\/7839\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/traders-and-truck-drivers.jpg?resize=717%2C954&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1488\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/diamondtvzambia.com\/staging\/7839\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/traders-and-truck-drivers.jpg?w=717&amp;ssl=1 717w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/diamondtvzambia.com\/staging\/7839\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/traders-and-truck-drivers.jpg?resize=225%2C300&amp;ssl=1 225w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 717px) 100vw, 717px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Tension is high at Kasumbalesa border in Chililambombwe as protesting international truck drivers are attempting to stop any trade between Zambia and Congo DR.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The <a><\/a>truck drivers who have refused to cross into DR Congo following attacks in that country say no Congolese national should cross into Zambia.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Drivers and traders from Congo DR engaged in a running battle as they threw stones at each other, halting business at the border.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Copperbelt Police Commanding officer Sharon Zulu has called for reinforcement to calm the situation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">By Lovemore Sondashi <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Tension is high at Kasumbalesa border in Chililambombwe as protesting international truck drivers are attempting to stop any trade between Zambia and Congo DR. 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