By BARNABAS ZULU RESPECTED academician and political commentator Dr. Sishuwa Sishuwa has vowed not to be intimidated by the Zambian government, declaring that there is a concerted effort to have him arrested and extradited to Zambia following his criticism of President Hakainde Hichilema that he is allegedly persecuting Bembas and Easterners. Dr. Sishuwa, a Zambian senior lecturer in the Department of History at Stellenbosch University in South Africa has accused a senior official at State House of having reported him to the police on charges of hate speech. Dr Sishuwa said he was aware that UPND cadres were lining up at Police Force headquarters reporting him against hate speech but that he was not going to stop criticising the regime as much as he did with the previous administration. In a statement released yesterday, Dr. Sishuwa responded strongly to the threats, asserting; “You will not manage to intimidate me because I fear absolutely nothing, human […]
