THERE was jubilation at the Anglican Cathedral of the Holy Cross yesterday when President Hakainde Hichilema and former president Edgar Lungu were seen chatting during Sikota Wina’s funeral service. When Ministry of Defence Chaplin General Brigadier General Reverend Henry Matifeyo asked mourners to engage their neighbour on what family they would choose to be born in if given a chance, President Hichilema turned to Lungu and the two engaged in a conversation where not even masks could hide their beaming faces. This cheered the other mourners who were in attendance as they opted to clap in jubilation rather than talking to their own neighbours. Meanwhile, journalists jostled to capture the moment on camera. In his address, President Hichilema disclosed that...

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