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Africa-Press – Zambia. <\/strong><\/span>The UPND wants to take its turn at abusing the \u201cIndependent\u201d Broadcasting Authority to gag citizens online. Look Minister Mweetwa, let me put it simply for you \u2013 go and find something useful to do. Like freeing ZNBC from the political shackles it remains under. Allow the national broadcaster to provide the nation news and analysis professionally..<\/p>\n

Until you do so, citizens depend on alternative sources of information , like online broadcasters. The ones your party depended on, when in opposition.<\/p>\n

Simply, there is nothing to fix with online broadcasting. If a broadcaster breaks the law, propagates untruths, hate \u2013 you already have enough laws, some like the Cyber Security Act that need repealing \u2013 to deal with that. Ha, ati tyala bati!<\/p>\n

For More News And Analysis About Zambia<\/a> Follow Africa-Press<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Africa-Press – Zambia. The UPND wants to take its turn at abusing the \u201cIndependent\u201d Broadcasting Authority to gag citizens online. Look Minister Mweetwa, let me put it simply for you \u2013 go and find something useful to do. Like freeing ZNBC from the political shackles it remains under. 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