INFORMATION and Media Minister Cornelius Mweetwa says Zambia ranks among the top countries in the world when it comes to maintaining and preserving press freedom. On May 3, the country joined the rest of the world in commemorating World Press Freedom Day. In an interview, Mweetwa said the past three years had seen a significant and fundamental expansion of media freedoms in the country. He added that government was pushing a new culture of tolerance where media houses regulate themselves. “Press freedom or media freedoms, a survey was conducted, Zambia is ranking among the top countries on the planet. We can commit with anyone in terms of taking the first position in terms of media freedoms under the new dawn...