THERE are ominous signs in the air. Seeds of instability are being sown and we seem to be watching helplessly. I held my breadth as I watched concluded election transit to inconclusive and the concluded return to inconclusive.

On the 17th of September 2018,, the Chief Judge of the Federal High Court, announced that he had issued a directive to Judges of that Court barring them from granting ex parte orders in political cases. Reporting the development, the Vanguard stated as follows:

Paying back these debts is putting huge pressure on Zambia’s finances; the biggest item in the budget used to be education

THE above title was first published in June 2006 and has been repeated annually, since then, on the Anniversaries of Democracy and Independence Day. However, its content has become increasingly relevant this year. Hopefully, this article will again serve as a wake-up call to abort the dire inevitable consequences which will clearly jeopardize our relationship as a nation, and forestall the inevitable frustration of the hope of our people for a better life. I wish you Happy 2018 Independence Day! Please read on.

There was alpable fear and apprehension in places such as Ifon, due to what was described as the high-handed conduct of the security agents who seemed bent to sway the vote the way of certain partisan interests