By MUBANGA LUCHEMBEGLOBALLY, the coronavirus (Covid-19) has already overwhelmed medical services, grounded flights and halted economic growth, but one of its most enduring effects could be to usher in a political age in which soft authoritarians have to turn harder, and the surveillance state have to become a way of life even in some democracies.By now, most countries across the world have introduced some form of extraordinary measures to battle Covid-19.In Zambia, the opposition UPND flagged off a nationwide distribution of hygiene products in a veiled bid to help in the fight and prevention of Covid-19 pandemic. Its president, Hakainde Hichilema, who kicked off the self-hyped distribution of essential products from his home in New Kasama admitted that the coronavirus was real and should be taken seriously. He added that this was his personal contribution of hand sanitisers, face masks and hygiene soaps but avoided making his donations through the Ministry of Health like everyone […]
Playing politics with Covid-19 pandemic
