ACTING Minister of Home Affairs Douglas Syakalima has warned that government will use the Cyber Security and Cyber Crimes Act of 2021 effectively on those perpetrating violence. A video has gone viral where two youths on the Copperbelt are heard issuing threats of using pangas (machetes) to remove President Hakainde Hichilema from the presidency in 2026. One of the youths carrying a panga in the video complains of how difficult life has become under President Hichilema. Addressing the media, Tuesday, Syakalima said the video proved that the culture of violence amongst opposition youths had not ended. “Today we want to put it succinctly that as the government, we are not going to allow such things. The law is there, the...

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