Information and Broadcasting Minister Ronnie Shikapwasha has called on the media in the country to be objective in their reporting as the country heads for this year’s tripartite elections.
Lt General Shikapwasha says the media plays a very important role in promoting free and fair elections and that they should ensure that people are presented with factual information.
Gen Shikapwasha added that the media should provide information on aspiring candidates for Zambians to make informed decisions.
He has further called on politicians in the country to allow Journalists to operate freely without intimidation as they are the eyes of the people.
The Minister has also urged the media practitioners to carry out investigative journalism to bring out various electoral malpractices in this year’s polls.
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General Reverend Minister Just shut up! Elections make u politicians dumb You think you can foo us to think u don’t control the media by issuing such sugar-coated statements about the very journalists whom you loathe! You must call upon yourself to respect media freedom by releasing ZNbc Daily Mail and Times. You have made reporters on these media to lose professional pride because they have to report the way you want. With you around Journalism schools should just close down coz what are they teaching? How to bootlick the govt in power?
I think Shikapwasha is losing it. Investigative journalism! Ha ha ha ha. Come on Times of Zambia investigate him! Ha ha ha ha!