TRANSPARENCY International Zambia (TI-Z) has called on government to abandon its attempts to regulate podcasts, saying doing so will do little to dispel the narrative that democratic space under the UPND is shrinking. TI-Z says it is regrettable that the UPND administration wants to deny other political players and the general citizenry social media space which they maximised as an effective platform for expressing themselves whilst in opposition. Commenting on government’s intention to regulate podcasts, Thursday, TI-Z Executive Director Maurice Nyambe reminded the UPND administration that creating or amending laws that were seemingly targeted at individuals had never served the country well. “TI-Z has learnt of the intention by the government to regulate social media broadcasting, in particular podcasts, with...