ASKED to comment on the headways that the UPND government has made towards the long awaited Access to Information Bill, Justice Minister Mulambo Haimbe said Zambians should expect more progress once the media resolves the issue of self-regulation. The minister said the Access to Information Bill comes with the responsibility intended to be managed through the media self-regulatory process. Mulambo HAIMBE: “In the last week, stakeholders met with the Ministry of Information and Media. The Access to Information Bill, it gives a lot of freedom for not only the media but also the general public in terms of access to information. In building into that, it comes with responsibility intended to be managed through a self regulatory process with regard...

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