Zambia: Noise Pollution Unacceptable

editorial

We welcome the decision by the Ndola City Council (NCC) to confiscate a public address system, which was being used to play loud music and promotional messages from a shop on Chisokone Road.

It has become common, not only in Ndola but elsewhere in Zambia for people wishing to attract customers to play loud music without regard for the acoustic discomfort of others. In fact, it is not only shops but bars, night clubs and individuals that are guilty of this.

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