AS the country wallows in grief laced with confusion over the funeral of a former president, something else is taking shape in the governance of State institutions. Zambia is witnessing a disturbing trend that threatens the very soul of corporate governance and ethical leadership in our public institutions. The Institute of Directors of Zambia (IoDZ) is raising a red flag over the increasing number of board chairpersons and members resigning only to immediately assume the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) roles within the same organisations they were appointed to oversee. Such moves have recently been witnessed in institutions such as the Zambia Tourism Agency, Zambia Railways Limited, Cotton Board of Zambia, and now ZCCM-IH. In fact, we can confidently state that...