A DEBATE is still going on around what happened at Heroes Stadium in Lusaka where President Hakainde Hichilema went to officiate at the ABSA soccer cup final between Red Arrows and Kabwe Warriors. Thousands of Lusaka residents witnessed the entry of the Head of State into the stadium, but what they did, saw and heard is different. Some say the President received a thunderous welcome while others say he was booed. Even journalists don’t have the same account of events. Some heard cheering and others heard booing. Whatever the case, Patriotic Front leaders and their sympathisers are beaming with excitement. Within less than three years, citizens are so discontented with the government and they are already booing the Head of...

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