UPND Spokesperson Cornelius Mweetwa says the ruling party has always known that Socialist Party leader Dr Fred M’membe is not democratic, despite how much he defends democracy in speech. Meanwhile, Mweetwa, who is also Chief Government Spokesperson, says it is disheartening that there is no formidable opposition political party in the country. On Monday, SP Director of Research and Training Dr Lawrence Mwelwa and National Chairperson for Mobilisation Wilson Banda left the party, a day after Antonio Mwanza and another person were fired, citing undemocratic tendencies within the party. Commenting on this in an interview, Tuesday, Mweetwa said Zambians should realise that those who speak the loudest don’t always practice what they preach. “What I can say is for us...

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