INFORMATION and Media Minister Cornelius Mweetwa has signed Statutory Instrument No.35 of 2024, which operationalises the Access to Information law. Director for Press and Media Development at the Ministry of Information and Media Mumanga Mayembe has explained that the commencement order has since been published by the Government Printers. He adds that the Minister is expected to sign another Statutory Instrument containing regulations pertaining to the ATI. “That is a commencement order which has been released to government printers for publication. That signals the operationalisation of the Access to Information. But there are regulations, the Minister will sign another SI which will have the regulations. Among the regulations, there are a number of forms that [people] will use for requesting...

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