THE Judiciary says ZNBC has been allowed to cover former president Edgar Lungu’s eligibility judgement live because the institution requested permission to do so. On Monday, ZNBC disclosed that it would on Tuesday, December 10, 2024, broadcast live Constitutional Court proceedings. But the Media Owners Association of Zambia (MOAZ) wrote to Chief Justice Mumba Malila, Tuesday, calling for equitable media access to broadcasting live court proceedings as judgement is passed in Lungu’s eligibility case. MOAZ president Costa Mwansa said as much as the move to allow live broadcasting of court proceedings was welcome, it needed to extend to registered private media houses to ensure the public receives balanced and diverse coverage from various perspectives. In a brief interview, however, Judiciary...