Sat, 03 Jun 2017 12:35:15 +0000 By AARON CHIYANZO THE National Union of Metalworkers of South Africa (NUMSA) should remember that many South Africans were harbored in Zambia during the apartheid era before pushing an agenda for their countrymen to boycott buying Zambian products, Foundation for Democratic Process (FODEP) president Chimfwembe Mweenge has charged. Mr Mweenge said that calls by NUMSA secretary general Irvin Jim for South Africans to boycott Zambian products following the arrest and detention of UPND leader Hakainde Hichilema were misplaced. He said in an interview with the Daily Nation that it was unwarranted for one person to make such a call when Zambia and South Africa had enjoyed warm relations for a long time. Mr Mweenge charged that the NUMSA secretary general should not forget that South Africans were harbored in Zambia during the apartheid period. He pointed out that many South African leaders such as Oliver Tambo, Thabo Mbeki and […]
