I DON’T expect a sane Zambian to bring back that particular person who used to give money to slay queens instead of the Copper Queens who are making us happy, says Sports Minister Elvis Nkandu, in reference to former president Edgar Lungu. Commenting on Lungu’s remarks, in which he was encouraging the Copper Queens not to lose hope, saying he was also trying again to be Zambia’s president, Nkandu said Lungu was a joker. He claimed that under Lungu’s reign, the Copper Queens were being given K50s as winning bonus, while his government was now giving them US$5,000. “Why is he even thinking that he has that room? Unless those that are insane, those that are insane can talk about...

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