By DARLINGTON CHILUBAAS a country, we have been socialised to celebrate our national independence of October 24, 1964 with such necessary reverence and pride.It is embedded so deep in the national psyche – the education and administrative systems to always remember this day so that we never forget that we were once ruled over by those that denied us our place as people deserving respect.To us, October 24 is as sacrosanct as those who fought to liberate our nation from the dehumanisation of colonialism. It is critical to state that the independence of Zambia was necessary and important for the continent and much more the citizens of this country.Zambia is one of those countries that, from the beginning, found it practical not to prioritise the violent option for liberation, to a larger scale than the administrative one.This was in spite of freedom fighters here facing similar heartless abuses to those fighting for independence in other African […]
ZAMBIA: A CONTRADICTION OF INDEPENDENCE
