Mon, 10 Dec 2012 10:19:17 +0000 Sunday, December 9, 2012 No one can dispute the critical role that politics plays in promoting national development. In fact it is folly to think of any meaningful development in an environment where the political system is mediocre and retrogressive. Politics should be understood as the means to Development. The nature of politics, the caliber of politicians and the quality of political entities will to a large extent determine how much and how far a country can go in as far as realizing development aspirations is concerned. Zambia has had three successive regimes from 1964 and a host of political parties, to what extent have these regimes helped in promoting national development? The UNIP regime obviously stands out among the MMD and PF both in terms of leadership style and ideology. How different is the PF different from the MMD? Have Zambians reaped satisfactory results from these regimes? The […]
