Wed, 14 Dec 2016 11:04:13 +0000 The decision by doctors to go on strike with immediate effect is pure blackmail and intended to exact political pressure for a very selfish and unpatriotic cause. The haste with which this strike has been called exhibits a deliberate political ploy. There’s every reason to believe that this strike was supposed to coincide with the absence of the President Mr. Edgar Chagwa Lungu who was supposed to have been in Egypt on a state visit. Thankfully he did not travel, therefore no aspersions can be cast to suggest that the President was on tour outside the country while doctors from the largest referral hospital in the country were on strike. It is worthy of note that never before have doctors gone on strike without providing ample notice to alert the government and the public in general of their intentions and therefore, prepare the minds of the people for this […]
