POLITICAL Analyst Dr Neo Simutanyi says President Hakainde Hichilema’s international image on the promotion of democracy and human rights will be “slightly” dented. Dr Simutanyi, however, says some international stakeholders may still like President Hichilema, despite the post-election activities happening in the country. His remarks follow the Commonwealth expressing concerns about the security operation that took place in Kabulonga, which left former Transport minister Mutotwe Kafwaya dead and a police officer injured. Earlier, the European Union Election Observer Mission (EU EOM) said it assessed as “very bad” the transparency of the results tabulation in 12 percent of totalling centres observed after ECZ suspended vote counting on August 14. On Monday, courts countrywide were closed, with armed police officers sealing off...

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