ALL eyes and ears were on Mulungushi International Conference Centre in Lusaka where the Electoral Commission of Zambia (ECZ) was announcing election results and to declare the winner of the just ended August 12 Presidential poll.For some time there had been anxiety and uncertainty with a vivid string of tension in the air that was so tight that even a blunt knife would easily cut it.Zambians and the rest of the world wanted to know who would rule Zambia for the next five years. The biggest question was whether it was going to be continuity of the Patriotic Front (PF) under President Edgar Lungu (the incumbent) or was it going to be the United Party for National Development (UPND) under Mr Hakainde Hichilema aka “Bally.”Fear had gripped many with most wondering if the peace that Zambia is known for would prevail and be sustained.As history has it, when the final whistle was blown, the ECZ […]
ZAMBIA BEGINS A NEW CHAPTER
