UNIVERSITY of Zambia Media and Communications lecturer Dr Basil Hamusokwe has questioned the criteria which government used to appoint Principal Public Relations Officers in all the 25 Ministries and 10 Provincial Headquarters. Government on Monday announced the appointment of Principal Public Relations Officers in all ministries and provincial headquarters, saying it was in a bid to improve government communication on many projects and initiatives which the UPND administration was doing. But in a statement, Tuesday, Dr Hamusokwe wondered what would happen to long serving PROs within the various ministries, among other questions. “I rarely publicly share my views on such matters, but on this issue, I feel compelled. As one of the people who have been advocating for professionalism in...

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