I WILL think about returning to active politics, says former president Edgar Lungu. As he was leaving the Lusaka Magistrate’s Court after accompanying his wife, Esther, Wednesday, Lungu was asked by a journalist whether he was back in active politics. In response, Lungu said he would think about it. “You want me back? You want me back?…You want me back in active politics? I will think about it,” said Lungu before his aide de camp pushed journalists away to prevent them from asking any further questions. Last week, former PF deputy secretary general Mumbi Phiri advised Lungu to withdraw the letter he wrote to Cabinet indicating that he had left active politics so that he could stand in 2026. As...

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