AFTER reading our editorial opinion for yesterday, a member of the public reached out to us to share what he thinks is the actual reason why the UPND government wants to sell the Gulfstream G650 presidential jet. We considered the reasoning to be a joke, but one which is worth sharing with the rest of our readers. According to this ‘enlightened’ analyst, President Hakainde Hichilema is superstitious about using the plane which his arch political rival was using and doesn’t trust that he can be safe in it. “Aiyopa ndeke Bally,” he insisted. We would like to believe that our President is above such, and the insinuation should indeed be treated as a joke. But even assuming that it were...

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