MEDIA Owners Association of Zambia Chairperson for Print and Online Joseph Mwenda says while President Hakainde Hichilema has made it clear that his government does not want to regulate the media, Ministry of Information officials are defying his directive. And Media Self-Regulation Council of Zambia Chairperson Kennedy Mambwe says journalists who are pushing for the Zambia Institute of Journalism Bill have an ulterior motive other than securing and protecting the interests of journalists. On the other hand, MISA Zambia Programs Manager Jane Chirwa says there has been professionalism in the media, adding that they have even been able to win cases that were merely intended as threats in court. Speaking on the Hot Seat radio programme, Tuesday, Mwenda, who is...
