By the Independent Political Correspondent Friday, 30th January, 2026 The recent by-election in Kasama has sparked a predictable chorus from the political establishment, aimed not at the victors, but at the spirited campaign of Harry Kalaba and the Citizens’ First (CF). To those who have asked why The Independent has taken a position in favour of the CF, our answer is rooted in a foundational principle: democracy is not a monolith. If the sole formula for opposition success is the collapse of all parties into a single, uneasy conglomerate merely to defeat the UPND, then how does that new entity…
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Music expresses feeling and thought, without language. It was below and before…
Music expresses feeling and thought, without language. It was below and before…
Music expresses feeling and thought, without language. It was below and before…
Music expresses feeling and thought, without language. It was below and before…
Modern technology has become a total phenomenon for civilization, the defining force…
By the Independent Political Correspondent Friday, 30th January, 2026 The recent by-election…

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