REPORTS surrounding the proposed Zambia-United States health financing agreement have exposed a very uncomfortable national dilemma. According to the New York Times, the U.S state department is considering withholding lifesaving assistance to people living with HIV/AIDS in Zambia, as a negotiating tactic to force the signing of a deal which gives the United States more access to Zambia’s critical minerals. This matter has triggered a lot of emotional reactions. Many people have quickly jumped to one position: President Hakainde Hichilema must not sign the so called deal because America is trying to arm twist and blackmail our country. Our observation is that there is a lot of misinformation around this deal. In fact, the International media has indeed not done...