THE Independent Broadcasting Authority has written to Hot FM to express concern about a recent discussion programme which featured former University of Zambia lecturer Dr Sishuwa Sishuwa. The authority says Dr Sishuwa’s assertions on governance and public appointments had the potential to cause disunity in the country and needed adequate probing or guidance from the moderator. But Hot FM Executive Chairman Oscar Chavula says it’s unprofessional for a media house to attempt to gag guests from expressing their opinions. In a letter dated October 13, 2023, IBA Acting Director General Eustace Nkandu stated that the authority was concerned about Dr Sishuwa’s assertions that “there is a growing public perception that [President] Hichilema appears to see himself primarily as leader of...