MEDIA Owners Association of Zambia (MOAZ) president Costa Mwansa has asked government to zero rate Value Added Tax (VAT) for newspaper sales. And President Hakainde Hichilema says the 2025 budget may need to be adjusted to accommodate the submissions made by MOAZ. Meanwhile, Deputy Chief of Mission of the US embassy in Zambia Linnisa Wahid said the media freedom statistics in the country remained a concern. Speaking during the Third MOAZ Annual General Meeting, Thursday, Mwansa said zero rating newspaper sales was necessary to make news accessible to all. “MOAZ proposes a discussion around the possibility of further introducing a radio levy as is with TV to support the sector. Under print and newspapers, the removal of Value Added Tax...