The most serious problem facing Michael Sata's government today is not civil servants leaking information about his appointments. It is the quality of his appointments that is a problem.
And this is what Michael should focus his attention on and find ways to improve the quality of his appointments so that they are accepted by the great majority of our people.
There is dissension in the country over the appointments he is making. And this dissension is not coming from his political opponents because these would be very happy to see him weakened by poor appointments. His political opponents are happy with the poor appointments he is making because that aids their campaign against him.
POST Editorial 3rd November 2011
We have to agree with the POST on this issue. It is insulting to the people of
A number of people would be justified to start wondering if the PF had a plan to govern this country. It seems all eyes were solely focused on defeating the MMD and nobody thought about what to do if elected. Basic mistakes have been made. Over nominating MPs was unbelievable. Any half decent advisor to the President should have pointed this out before he went public. It is also inconceivable that appointing retired personalities from the KK era is a forward looking move. The PF are slowly turning the clock back. Alexander Chikwanda, Peter Kasanda and Frederick Hapunda among others have made valuable contributions to the country. However, it is time to look to the future and empower a new generation of young Zambian men and women to take the country forward in this information age. This is no time to reward sympathisers with jobs. The country is on its knees and we need the best candidates for these positions.
The President needs to learn to listen to his advisors and the general populace. The MMD lasted 20 years not because they had the mandate of the people but because of political trickery. PF could easily be voted out from government at the next election if they let the people of
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