CHIEF Government Spokesperson Cornelius Mweetwa says the idea of regulating of broadcasting on the internet by the Independent Broadcasting Authority is still a proposal. Recently, Ministry Information and Media PS Thabo Kawana said IBA would soon start regulating podcasts and this was met with widespread criticism from stakeholders. But speaking at a press briefing, Thursday, Mweetwa said there was no bill before Parliament or Cabinet which intended to promulgate regulation or legislation of broadcasting on the internet, but only a proposal by the Technical Working Group looking at the amendment of the Independent Broadcasting Authority. “The government Republic of Zambia is not undertaking or performing any manoeuvre whatsoever to legislate and regulate social media and its utilisation thereof. The use...

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