DEMOCRACY is good. In a democracy, citizens are allowed to express their views on matters that are of concern to them. We are happy to see Mr Edgar Lungu, the former president of our country shooting down his successor, Mr Hakainde Hichilema, and calling for early elections. According to Mr Lungu, President Hichilema has failed to fix the economy, and he is now relying on excuses and blaming the former ruling party for all his failure. Edgar LUNGU: “This technique of referring us to the past won’t take us anywhere. We gave up power in 2021, a new government is in place and we are looking at what the new government is doing. And because they are failing lamentably, that’s...

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