PRESIDENT Hakainde Hichilema yesterday castigated chiefs for remaining seated while the national anthem was being sung, stating that the action did not show respect for the country. Speaking during a meeting with traditional leaders in Lusaka, President Hichilema stressed the importance of unity and expressed his displeasure over how some chiefs had conducted themselves earlier. He told them to be proud of their country and to sing the national anthem with pride. “I’ll ask the chiefs to repeat or to answer. When I say, ‘One Zambia,’ we must answer, ‘One Nation, One Nation, One People.’ ‘One Zambia?’ ‘One Nation!’ [chiefs respond]. No, no. You should be proud of your country. I noticed that the national anthem was being sung here,...

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