THE Patriotic Front can be credited for having the most effective spin doctors among the existing political parties. If the scandal they are dealing with proves to be too big to spin, they divert public attention to a somewhat less damaging controversial issue. This has been happening since PF got into power. But some of the blunders coming out of the PF government are just too much even for the talented spin doctors. The arrest, harassment and threats imposed on protesting resident doctors is an example of what we are talking about. Some spin doctors are trying to mislead the public that before Mr Lungu became President, the state fired 18 state advocates working under the ministry of justice for...

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