ON ZAMBIA'S GOLDEN JUBILEE : Vernon Mwaanga, one of Zambia's own freedom fighters and political authorities, in his book, The Long Sunset, observes as follows: '...the colonialists left more than 40 years ago and in the case of many African countries we can no longer blame them for our woes. 
KUHUSU JUBILEE YA MIAKA 50 YA ZAMBIA : Vernon Mwaanga, mmoja wa wapigania uhuru wa Zambia na mwanasiasa mwandamizi, katika kitabu chake, The Long Sunset anasema kama ifuatavyo: ‘wakoloni walituacha miaka 40 iliyopita na kama ilivyo kawaida ya nchi za ki-Afrika hatuwezi kuendelea kuwalaumu wakoloni kwa matatizo yetu.