Regulator’s move to shutter more important Zambian media organizations is move in the wrong direction

Zambia’s broadcasting regulator has suspended the licences of three private media outlets, continuing what the opposition is calling a crackdown on independent media that are not aligned with the government. The Independent Broadcasting Authority (IBA) stated on Monday that Muvi TV—Zambia’s largest private television station—Komboni Radio, and Radio Itezhi Tezhi had behaved in an “unprofessional manner”…

You Reap What You Sow: Lessons From Zambia’s Elections [opinion]

The country needs to heal at the moment, which may make some of the observations I make in this piece not suitable for the moment. I do realize however, that some lessons are best learnt while the wounds are still hurting. In some cases, the content of this piece is not based on verifiable fact, but…