THE was pandemonium around Lusaka’s city centre today (Friday) when ruling party cadres and opposition Patriotic Front supporters fought running battles disrupting business.
According to one of the businessmen, running a shop along Freedom Way, the clashes between the cadres of the two warring parties erupted after they caught each other in an act if removing their respective campaign posters.
“What happened is that these cadres caught each other in an act of removing campaign posters,” said an eyewitness.
According to an eyewitness, business was interrupted as shops were closed for almost two hours.
While shop owners hurriedly closed their shops, street vendors and members of the public flee the clash zone as the machete-wielding cadres went for each other.
The chaos also brought about fear of looting and no solution could be found, as there were counter accusations from the cadres of both parties.
Thuggery and hooliganism have rocked many of the urban cities as both MMD and opposition cadres engage in a fierce fight over control of markets and other strategic places.
According to one of the businessmen, running a shop along Freedom Way, the clashes between the cadres of the two warring parties erupted after they caught each other in an act if removing their respective campaign posters.
“What happened is that these cadres caught each other in an act of removing campaign posters,” said an eyewitness.
According to an eyewitness, business was interrupted as shops were closed for almost two hours.
While shop owners hurriedly closed their shops, street vendors and members of the public flee the clash zone as the machete-wielding cadres went for each other.
The chaos also brought about fear of looting and no solution could be found, as there were counter accusations from the cadres of both parties.
Thuggery and hooliganism have rocked many of the urban cities as both MMD and opposition cadres engage in a fierce fight over control of markets and other strategic places.
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