INFORMATION Minister Cornelius Mweetwa says the media’s democratic space has widened in the last five years, arguing that one or two incidents of journalists being harassed by cadres cannot be equated to media harassment. Mweetwa has further described the last five years as “bliss” for the media fraternity, saying it has been operating without intimidation, adding that this has culminated in Zambia hosting World Press Freedom Day. Speaking when he featured on ZNBC’s Kwacha Good Morning Zambia, Saturday, Mweetwa said law reforms in the last five years had widened the operating space for journalists. “I think many strides have been made in the last five years of President Hakainde Hichilema’s leadership. Notable among them is, number one, law reform. We...
