Wed, 21 Dec 2016 12:25:19 +0000 By Mailesi Banda REGIONAL voting has been part of the Zambian political landscape for a long time and that there is need for the country to learn from other countries that embrace their differences and work towards a common goal, a church leader has said. “We are not the first country in the world to have a regional voting pattern; in South Africa a man who is not Zulu cannot stand in Zululand because they will not be voted for but they have accepted the situation,’’ Assemblies of God Fellowship pastor Charles Mwape said. He was submitting before the Commission of Inquiry on voting patterns and political violence in Lusaka yesterday. On violence, he submitted that leaders must respect the will of the people and stop being selfish and ‘‘put the country above all emotions’’. Pastor Mwape also said the republican Constitution should provide that a political party […]
