PROFESSOR Nkandu Luo says there is more poverty in the country than ever before due to the high commodity prices. Commenting on President Hakainde Hichilema’s Facebook post on Friday that things were getting better, Prof Luo said the reality on the ground was that poverty levels had risen in the country. “You see, the danger of politics especially when you get detached from people [is] that you start seeing things differently from the reality, that is the danger of politics. People used to wonder why is Professor Luo going to the villages and everywhere, because you want to be in touch with what is going on. Listen to the people talking, some of them very critical people in politics, whom...

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