SOCIALIST Party general secretary Dr Cosmas Musumali says they have known about Antonio Mwanza’s manoeuvres to form his own party for about five months but waited for concrete evidence before taking any action. And Dr Musumali has told critics who argue that Socialist Party is undemocratic that democracy doesn’t mean allowing chaos to continue, knowing well it’s hurting the party. On Monday, SP Director of Research and Training Dr Lawrence Mwelwa and National Chairperson for Mobilisation Wilson Banda left the party, a day after Mwanza and another person were fired, citing undemocratic tendencies within the party. But in an interview, Wednesday, Dr Musumali said disciplinary action for what Mwanza did was instant dismissal. “The issue is very simple, if you...

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