WHEN leaders are ahead of the curve and citizens are behind, they think that leaders are crazy, says President Hakainde Hichilema. And President Hichilema says Zambia and Burundi have agreed to deepen economic ties to enhance trade and investment. Speaking at a state banquet hosted in his Burundi counterpart Evariste Ndayishimiye’s honour, Thursday, President Hichilema said citizens thought he was mad when he said he would introduce free education. “We need to develop on our side the Mpulungu harbour to acceptable standards. We need to connect the great lakes of the Tanganyika corridor, as we call it the TAZARA corridor, or central corridor as we may want to call it. We discussed those issues. It is very, very important for...

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