Zambia: Noise Pollution Unacceptable

Posted to the web 21 July 2008 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. In some areas, residents are subjected to 24 hours of noise pollution by bar owners. No doubt, criminal gangs have taken advantage of such anarchy to steal in the noisy situations. Even in residential areas, there are certain individuals who always play loud music without regard for others within the vicinity. In other instances, motorists... [read full story]