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From The Editor
Not much space
this month for me to have a moan, but there are some issues which
must be written.
Firstly, as I
put this issue together, I am pleased to report that something,
although I am not quite sure what, is happening on the Kafue Road.
Yesterday, the section of road that has been closed since last was
opened. It looks as though the tarmac surface has not yet been
completed, but who cares – a slightly rough surface is better than
having to sit in queues of traffic four times a day. Of course, I
would love to be able to say that this was as a result of the
mention in my editorial last month, but I am realistic enough not to
believe that.
The second
issue is both positive and negative. On two occasions now, I have
been stopped at an Immigration check at the Kafue Weighbridge. On
both occasions, I was greeted politely and asked ‘May I see your
immigration documents or are you a citizen?’ When replying that I
was a citizen, I was waved through politely. Well done to these
officers.
No gripe would
be complete without a mention of Zacariah Phiri. And this month it
is quite a serious allegation. I received a phone call recently from
a friend whom I trust implicitly. This friend has one of those
machines which detects speed traps. Driving along the Great East
Road, he was flagged down by Zac who informed him he was traveling
at 73 km/h. Quite rightly he questioned this because he had been
traveling at about 90 km/h. He was proudly shown the machine showing
a speed of 73 km/h. He then asked them to clear this reading and as
soon as they had done so, his detector immediately started beeping.
Conclusion – a previous motorist had been traveling at 73 km/h and
the machine had not been cleared – nice to know that Zacariah is so
honest and fair in his law-enforcement.
That’s all for
this month. |
April 2005