MEDIA Owners Association of Zambia (MOAZ) has written to Chief Justice Mumba Malila, calling for equitable media access to broadcasting live court proceedings as judgement is passed in former president Edgar Lungu’s eligibility case. On Monday, ZNBC disclosed that it would on Tuesday, December 10, 2024, broadcast live Constitutional Court proceedings. But in a statement, Tuesday, 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. Mwansa said doing so was reinforcing the role of the private media in fostering an informed citizenry. “On behalf of the Media Owners Association...

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