By Dr AUSTIN MWANGETODAY, Wednesday April 21, 2021, the ruling Patriotic Front launches its 2021 – 2026 manifesto. The purpose is to market this manifesto to Zambians for the 2021 Presidential and General Elections. Therefore, it will be better to provide a general review of the PF Manifesto for the period 2016 – 2021 which has run concurrently with the Seventh National Development Plan.What is a political manifesto? According to Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, “A manifesto is a published declaration of the intentions, motives, or views of the issuer, be it an individual, group, political party or government.”And the UK Parliament defines a manifesto as “a publication issued by a political party before a general election. It contains the set of policies that the party stands for and would wish to implement if elected to govern.”It is also worth noting the following synonyms for the work “manifesto:” philosophy; strategy; programme; policy; declaration; and statement. The key […]
A Brief Review of The PF 2016 – 2021
