Sat, 28 Oct 2017 13:00:48 +0000 BY NATION REPORTER ON October 28, 2014, Zambia woke up to the worst news a country can be subjected to. The President was dead. The nation erupted into mourning. President Machael Chilufya Sata, (MHSRI), had been a popular leader both as an opposition figure and as sitting president. The scenario was hardly new to the country, but the effect was still devastating. His candor and abrasive manner of handling issues earned him the nick name of king cobra. He never beat about the bush on any issue. Sata’s pro-poor policies earned him friends among the working class but mostly the man on the street, the street vendors, the market traders. When rumours of his demise in a London hospital filtered through, the streets were almost deserted as traders gravitated towards the PF offices to get the confirmation. By the time the official announcement was being made on Zambia National […]
