PRINCE Akashambatwa Mbikusita Lewanika says Zambia’s democratic space has been squeezed over the years and no longer exists, claiming that it is just a “myth”. Akashambatwa says the country failed to use the August 13 general elections to bring about meaningful change, arguing that the prevailing undemocratic conditions were exploited to prevent such change. His comments come after police arrested several prominent opposition figures post the August 13 elections, accusing them of posing a security threat. In a recent interview, Akashambatwa charged that Zambia had been suffering from delusion and hypocrisy almost since independence. “The democratic space in Zambia has been squeezed over a long, long time. It doesn’t exist, it’s a myth. It’s just a delusion. The greatest problem...