PRESIDENT Hakainde Hichilema says the energy crisis is now causing national insecurity. And President Hichilema has wondered why people are desperate for government jobs when as Head of State, he gets a monthly salary of only K53,000. Speaking during the 2024 Energy Forum for Africa Conference, President Hichilema said Zambia’s economic growth was being hampered by drought. “We have an energy crisis in this country, back in the region and beyond. It is extremely important we acknowledge this challenge and for us now as a country, yes, this thing is caused by the drought quite alright, but now it is causing national insecurity to ourselves because we have economic growth objectives but these objectives are being hampered by basically, maybe...

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