The good and ugly sides of Sata's two years in the saddle
Friday, October 11, 2013
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Michael Sata
The party is almost half way through its first term of office as the next scheduled elections are in 2016. Assessments of the PF record in office are mixed. While the PF leadership believes that it is on course, the assessment of the opposition and other independent observers tends to be that Zambia has veered rather dangerously off-course under the stewardship of the PF.
On this occasion voices from the PF were upbeat on the basis that the party was on course in all the four core areas of its manifesto namely education, health, agriculture and local government and expressed the optimism that more would be achieved in the next three years.
These roads, which are vital conduits for trade and tourism, have long been in dire need of repair. However, while this development is undoubtedly a positive step, it also raises questions about broader issues of infrastructural management and road safety that deserve closer scrutiny.The A3 and A33 roads are not just any roads, they are critical arteries that connect Botswana to its neighbours and facilitate the movement of goods and people...