Tue, 14 Mar 2017 10:19:51 +0000 Ndeke Meanwood in dire need of tarred roads Dear Editor Before the re-introduction of multi-partism in 1991, Zambians had no idea of owing a house as this was a preserve of the elite in society. Those who had houses it was in slums like Misisi,Kanyama Chaisa etc in Lusaka. Most civil servants lived in rented houses from the Council in areas like Libala, Matero, Chilenje etc. These people believed that towns and cities were for those in formal employment. After retirement they “went back” to the land as was the philosophy of the UNIP regime under socialist state and humanism. However, when the President Chiluba (MHSRIP) administration came into power, there was a swift turn of events from socialism to capitalism with new terms like retrenchment, liquidation, privatisation, etc. The MMD sold all council houses to sitting tenants and that was when every available land was grabbed for […]
