Dear Editor,ONE of the famous expressions on the integrity of works protected by copyright states “Plagiarism is infra digitatem advocatus” (which means “plagiarism is beneath the Lawyer’s dignity”).This expression basically demeans any attempts by authors to misrepresent other people’s works as theirs. It is therefore saddening that the United Party for National Development (UPND) have been entrapped into allegations of having copied the works from other jurisdictions.By its nature, a political manifesto is a document that basically after undertaking qualitative analysis of the challenges faced is compiled to be responsive and offer practical solutions to the problems faced.The shoddy manifesto comprising pictures from foreign countries such as Jamaica and other extracts from well-known websites clearly shows that the UPND manifesto is detached from the reality which the Zambian people are facing.It is clear that the contents of the documents were not at all based on the evidence-based research but supposedly based on desk work by […]
