WE hope all political parties will take heed of the warning from the Electoral Commission of Zambia (ECZ) on the need to observe the Covid-19 protocols the government has put in place.With campaigning expected to get into full swing as political players troop to every corner of the country to canvass for votes, there is a likelihood that Covid-19 might be relegated to the back seat.People will forget that the deadly pandemic is still in our midst and throw all caution to the winds.But even as the country heads to the August 12 tripartite elections, we are glad that the ECZ is oblivious of the danger posed by Covid-19.The ECZ has appealed to political parties to avoid holding mass rallies as a precaution against Covid-19.Mass political rallies or whatever gatherings have been identified in several countries as being super spreaders of Covid-19.The unprecedented health disaster that has unfolded in India for example has been directly […]
