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UPDATE – SEPTEMBER 2008
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Zambia:
Government tells broadcasters to desist from live phone-in programmes The Zambia government, through the Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting, has written a letter to commercial and community broadcasters calling upon them to desist from live phone-in programmes that involve members of the public. Read more |
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Zambia:
MISA dismayed by government ban on broadcast phone-in programs MISA Zambia has expressed dismay at government attempts to ban live phone in programmes on community and commercial radio stations in the country. Read more |
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Zambia:
Broadcasters urged to ignore phone-in ban MISA Zambia and other media organisations held a consultative meeting on September 23rd at the MISA Zambia Secretariat in Lusaka to discuss the directive from the Permanent Secretary in the Information and Broadcasting ministry that community and commercial radio stations desist from broadcasting live phone in programmes during the election period. Read more |
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Zambia:
Opposition party threatens to sue state broadcaster The opposition Patriotic Front has threatened to start legal proceedings against the state owned Zambia National Broadcasting Corporation (ZNBC) if it does not cover its campaign activities in a fair and professional manner. Read more |
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Swaziland: Victory as Swazi
government approves four broadcasting licenses |
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Namibia:
Broadcasters spearhead self regulatory body MISA Namibia hosted a meeting with broadcasters on September 4 to map the way forward in initiating a process in Self Regulation of the broadcasting sector in Namibia. Read more |
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Namibia:
NBC board chief fired The chairman of the Namibia Broadcasting Corporation (NBC) says he is still in charge of the broadcaster, despite given verbal marching orders by the minister. Read more |
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South Africa: Broadcasting Amendment Bill debated The Broadcasting Amendment Bill was debated in the Select Committee on Public Enterprises and Labour on September 10. This was the last time that the public could make inputs. The Bill mainly deals with the removal of individual SABC Board members and the Board as a collective. Read more |
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Botswana: Internet censorship at top tertiary institutions Botswana’s Sunday Standard newspaper reported on 21 September that the use of free access to music downloads and social networks, such as Face Book, Skype, You Tube and Edumela via the Internet by both students and lecturers, has been blocked within Botswana’s top tertiary institutions. Read more |
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Zambia: Zambia adopts IP technology For the first time, Rwanda and Zambia are broadcasting presidential campaigns and parliamentary polls using IP (Internet Protocol) teleconferencing technology and Internet broadcasting technologies, says Network World. Read more |
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NOTE FROM THE EDITOR MISA notes with extreme concern the Zambian government’s
move to muzzle live phone-in programming on commercial and community
broadcasters. This is the latest example in the country of the
problem of lack of separation of powers between government and
broadcasting professionals. Sadly, this problem is not confined
to Zambia but is endemic in most countries of the Southern African
Development Community, SADC. Read
more |
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