VICTIMS of State Capture don’t notice when they are being captured because they are usually close friends and allies of the captors. They don’t see it coming until it is too late to act. Before we say more about what is happening in the energy sector under fuel procurement, we would like to remind the UPND government about the advice we gave them soon after they were elected into office in 2021. Although there are several other ways in which state capture occurs, we have picked on five common entry points that are very practical to the Zambian political set up. These pitfalls are also close to home and people can easily relate because we saw this happen under the...

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