JCTR Bulletin 4th Quarter 2016

In the last issue we acknowledge the violence in the August general elections. Zambia has continued to experience pockets of post-election political violence amongst supporters of different political parties. In some cases,intra-party political violence has continued, rendering ordinary citizens physically and emotionally marred. The Jesuit Centre For Theological Reflection (JCTR) takes cognisance of the church’s role in reconciling and reminding the citizenry that violence is not the way to solve problems. JCTR held an Ecumenical Theological Reflection Day last October under the theme: “The role of the church and citizens in reconciling the nation”. In her article on the Ecumenical Theological Reflection day, Dominica Kabale reports that the lack of initiative to build peace amongst political actors has had a negative influence on young voters in Universities and Colleges. She reveals that it is shocking that college students have taken a leaf from happenings in national elections by refusing to accept student body election results. Some of these students have resorted to mobilising resources to petition college election results!