Tue, 15 Aug 2017 11:58:11 +0000 ZAMBIA has descended into a dangerous abyss of fake news and extreme temerity. Nothing is sacrosanct, not the truth, not moral conscience and least of all the consideration that the Head of State, President Edgar Lungu deserves honour and respect. Opposition leaders are pre-occupied with dreaming up new demeaning epithets to direct at the President. It has become a serious addiction. Strangely, Zambians have developed a voracious appetite for fake news, the bizarre and outright fabrication for as long as they demean the leadership. It is not surprising that the acrid torment of expelled Patriotic Front misfits, find time and space to broadcast the barrage of invectives. The most proficient in this regard are those with meaningless doctorates, bought from dubious or non-existent institutions. But should Zambians accept this as normal behaviour? Definitely not. There is no culture that accepts calumny, especially that directed at authority. Even the Bible […]
