The revised edition of this book is about the man of action who lived his life for the common man, a man who did extraordinary things for his country, a man who dared the odds to serve his people through ways that are not common among the common, a man who left behind a vision that is worth championing, a man who mentored common men into men of candid action for the glory of mother Zambia, a man who sacrificed his life for both the poor and the rich, a man who did not seek his own, but labored to see good for his country, a man of action and defined only by his bold and courageous approach to life and politics, a man who dreamt beyond selfish gain, a man who dreamt beyond his own glory, a man who dared to dream for the people of the lowest social and economic status, a man who wanted to serve both the rich and the poor, no wonder he was called the man of action. This was the man, the fifth republican president of Zambia, His Excellency the late Michael Chilufya Sata (1936- 2014).

He stood out as a man in his own class. Many people, politicians alike find themselves in great admiration of a man who lived for the common man, who did extraordinary things for his country, a man who dared the odds to serve his people through ways that are not common among the common, a man who was full of humor and yet a no-nonsense man when serious business called. When things went amiss he spoke out with unwavering courage. In his final contribution to the political landscape of Zambia, he initiated unprecedented development that will forever be remembered, a man who left behind a vision that is worth championing, a man whose legacy is here to stay. This was the man, the fifth republican president of Zambia, His Excellency the late Michael Chilufya Sata (1936- 2014).

Presidential pronouncementshold more power than we canimagine. The pronouncementsthat are made in the course ofoccupying the highest office inthe land are critical to thehealth of a nation. I do notenvy this office because onemust think before they speak, atask that the Zambian President hashandled well. Here are a fewcomments on some selectedpronouncements that havebeen made by the President ofZambia, H.E Edgar ChagwaLungu. The comments give aglimpse into the critical worldas we seek to be a part of ournational ideology ofparticipatory democracythrough tenets such as thefreedom of speech.

Sata was a giant figure in Zambia's political landscape for over thirty years. Reginald Ntomba argues that 'how Sata became president is as thought-provoking a story as what he did with the power he had spent decades fighting for'. He explores the political journey of Michael Sata from councillor to president of Zambia, relating Sata's policies and approaches to theories of populism. In opposition Sata promised the electorate more money in their pockets. In power he tried to improve the lives of the poor and underprivileged, and to develop the country through huge infrastructure projects. But he incurred massive debts, ran a chaotic government and refused others in politics the freedoms he had enjoyed. His term in office was cut short by sickness and finally his death.

This book discusses social welfare activities in Zambia in the pre-colonial, colonial and post-colonial periods. It explains how indigenous social welfare initiatives in colonial Zambia, culminated in the Federation of Welfare Societies. The former became the first nationalist party in this era known as the Northern Rhodesia Congress (NRC), with Godwin Mbikusita Lewanika as its leader. The book also elucidates how the first African government, which was headed by Kenneth Kaunda, attained positive human development indictors in Zambia in the 1960s. Nonetheless, this was at the expense of Barotseland as Kaunda's government had deliberately underdeveloped Barotseland after independence, whilst harassing and imprisoning Barotse activists for decades. After 1991, successive governments continued to apply Kaunda's methods. The book contends that Zambia in its present form is an illegal state, because the Barotseland Agreement was abrogated by Kaunda in 1969. This treaty was meant to amalgamate the former British Protectorates of Barotseland and Northern Rhodesia to form Zambia in 1964.

Michael Chilufya Sata was born in Mpika in 1937 and was brought up there, in the then Northern Province, a rural district of the British Protectorate of Northern Rhodesia. The New African magazine described him as "The son of a cook, he came from humble beginnings and his career includes being a police constable, and then porter and taxi driver in London, before returning home to go into business and politics." This book is a story of President Michael Sata's remarkable rise to power in Zambia, and the passion he exemplified in a slogan he coined, "Allergic to Corruption."

This political discourse is about the life of the MAN OF ACTION, His Excellency, the late Michael Chilufya Sata and the courageous life of a man who dared the wolves to protect his hero's vision and continue on his legacy, a Mr. Walk the talk, His Excellency, Edgar Chagwa Lungu. It ponders and meanders through the successes that the former attained and the successes that the Patriotic front has attained and the strides that it continues to make to drive the country to the desirable. It is born from a desire by a common man to show the non-commonality of a common man who went out of his way to initiate a party that has wrought good for a country of great ethnic diversity.

This study looks at womens stuggle in Southern Africa where the last ten years have seen the most pervasive success stories on the African continent.Tracing the history of womens involvement in anti-colonial struggles and against apartheid, the book analyses post-colonial outcomes and examines the strategies employed by womens movements to gain a foothold in politics.