Cart is empty SIXTEEN people have been apprehended in connection with an attack on a 35-year-old Zimbabwean at Danger Hill area in Mpika. The suspects were arrested after an operation which was carried out by police to bring to book the suspects. Few days ago, Brighton Rangarirai was attacked while driving through an area called Danger Hill in […]
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