ONE of the greatest challenges facing candidates in this election is not merely how to win votes. It is how to adapt to changing times. Politics has changed. The way citizens consume information has changed. The way leaders are scrutinised has changed. And those who fail to appreciate this new reality do so at their own peril. Last week, NRPUP presidential candidate Mr Brian Mundubile made a shocking statement at a campaign rally where he suggested that foreign exchange reserves are meaningless because young people do not have jobs and council workers are going for months without being paid. He actually said his party doesn’t care about foreign exchange reserves or inflation figures. In his wisdom, he said, what matter...