AS Zambia battles the coronavirus pandemic that has hit the world, it was pleasing that some of the country’s political players – opposition – publicly came out to offer solidarity to the government.It was a far cry from the “go-it-alone” attitude that some have adopted in the past. Not just because they were in the opposition but ostensibly because they did not want to be seen to work with the “enemy.”The “enemy” in this case was in the form of President Edgar Lungu and the Patriotic Front government. That resistance had its genesis in the 2016 elections which results they disputed, and never recognised the government born out of that poll.Yesterday, all that hostility appeared to have been pushed into history as several parties, among them the country’s largest opposition party, the United Party for National Development (UPND) pledged to work with the government as they made material and monetary contributions to the Covid-19 national […]
Covid-19 solidarity
