EVERY year, when the Heroes and Unity weekend comes around, we like to reflect on some heroes in real time, so to say. During the peak of the Covid-19 pandemic, our heroes were undeniably the health workers who put their lives on the line to fight the aggressive virus at a time when vaccines were nowhere near developed and very little was known about it. Borders were restricted, people were panicking and got to hide in their homes; but not the health workers – they had to work vigorous shifts to fight not just Covid but other ailments too. This year, we can’t help but relate these health workers to President Hakainde Hichilema and his team who had to vigorously...

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