Thu, 29 Jun 2017 13:30:55 +0000 By OSCAR MALIPENGA & By JUSTINA MULENGA IT is extremely disappointing that intolerance amongst some of the supporters of the two political parties has reached shocking levels of fighting each other even on traditional solemn and dignified occasions such as during funerals and at cemeteries, Home Affairs Minister Stephen Kampyongo told Parliament yesterday. He said traditionally, funerals were sacred and brought all sections of the people together in remembrance and out of respect for the departed beloved ones. He said the reported violence that occurred at the Memorial Park Cemetery and elsewhere demonstrated the breakdown of morals in Zambia which President Edgar Lungu recently asked everyone to uphold and defend. “We must arrest the moral decay in our midst. It is for this reason that my government cannot and shall not tolerate criminality regardless of who the perpetrator might be. I am delighted that President Lungu has condemned political violence […]
