PLEASE NOTE THAT DR. NTABA WAS NOT REJECTED AS IT IS ALLEGED HERE AND ELSEWHERE. HE WAS ACCEPTED BY THE HOST GOVERNMENT, WHY DIDN’T THE WRITER VERIFY THIS FACT BEFORE WRITING THIS RUBBISH?

To avoid these embarrassing situations, I would strongly recommend to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs two books: Eileen Denza Diplomatic Law and Feltham Diplomatic Handbook. I might add our own Bright Msaka’s The Modern Diplomat.

Ntaba anamubweza / anamukana uyo bcoz anathandizila kuthamangitsa Kazembe nthawi ijayi ya abulazi

SHOOTING FROM THE HIP It has been said more than once that a diplomat is an honest man who is paid to go abroad to lie FOR his country. He may be compared to a politician who is a dishonest man who is paid to stay at home to lie TO his country. While the second part of the above statement remains true, the advent of democracy changed the first part. A diplomat is now ‘a mercenary paid to go abroad to lie for his country’s ruling party’. It seems to me that Dr Ntaba is eminently suited to the… Read more »

Which intelligence are you talking about ? Departmental Heads are busy chewing money at the expense of the nation. Mr. President sooner you reshuffle the system the better.