The Press Association of Zambia (PAZA) and Media Institute of Zambia (MISA) Zambia advised QFM Radio to make amends over its report that President Banda stopped over in South Africa to watch the World Cup finals on his way to Turkey.
PAZA vice-president Amos Chanda said in Lusaka yesterday that it was clear that the president was not at the World Cup, and that the radio station should correct the story that quoted Mr Mpombo.
“Clearly, President Banda was not at the World Cup. Their source of information was incorrect, they needed to verify before they published the story,” he said.
MISA Zambia chairperson Henry Kabwe said currently, there was no body to regulate the conduct of the media in Zambia.
And The Zambia Union of Journalists (ZUJ) has advised journalists to always verify facts before publishing stories.
ZUJ president Melody Mwala said in a statement that it was always advisable for journalists to be ethical by verifying stories before publishing or airing them to the public to avoid conflicts, especially at this time when the country is headed for elections next year.
Meanwhile, Independent Churches of Zambia (ICOZ) president David Masupa has advised Kafulafuta Member of Parliament George Mpombo to reflect on issues before making public statements.
And Rev Masupa has asked Mr Mpombo to apologise for trying to mislead the nation that President Rupiah Banda made a stop-over in South Africa to watch the just-ended World Cup final match on his way to Turkey.
He said it was wrong for the MP to base his statements on assumptions because that was dangerous.
[pullquote]Mr Chitwa said in Kitwe that it was regrettable to have leaders of Mr Mpombo’s calibre to represent people in Parliament.[/pullquote]
State House yesterday advised the media in Zambia to be cautious with stories they sourced from disgruntled politicians, which are totally wrong and bent on tarnishing the name of President Banda.
Rev Masupa said Mr Mpombo’s negative comments were bound to scare aware investors and it was unfortunate he had become so desperate that he had joined in misleading the nation on many important issues.
He challenged Zambians to scrutinise some leaders they were voting into office. It was disappointing for Mr Mpombo to resort to telling lies in order to gain cheap popularity.
Copperbelt Ba Ushi Cultural Traditional and Development Association chairperson, Stephen Chitwa said Mr Mpombo was a danger to the Zambian society because of his careless statements.
Mr Chitwa said in Kitwe that it was regrettable to have leaders of Mr Mpombo’s calibre to represent people in Parliament.
[Times of Zambia]
USELESS AND DISCREDITED PAZA AND MISA WERE HAVE YOU BEEN WHEN YOUR MEMBERS HAVE BEEN PEDDLING LIES ABOUT RB AND YOU TURN A BLIND EYE. TOO LATE THE HERO. CHAD PRESIDENT IN MFUWE REPORTS PAZA MEMBER
Malabishi yeka yeka. Can’t these clowns grow up and do something productive? What a waste of time and resources. Atase!
BA PAZA PLIZ AND BA MISA WHAT DO YOU STAND FOR JUST CHEW YOUR MONEY FROM DONORS AND MEMBERS OTHERWISE YOU ARE OF NO CONSEQUENCE. I DONT KNOW WHY YOU SHOULD EXIST NA SHEIKH CHIFUWE AND HIS PFC ARE BETTER OFF.
In the picture; shouldn’t the PAZA prezident be flanked by hiz vice?
I have always thought that these rumour mongers had an agenda! Thank God someone has seen some sense at last.We all must work for the good of our nation!
MALABISH !! USELESS PAZA
So did RB tell Thandi that he was going to the world cup final and yet he ended up somewhere else? I wonder what Thandi thinks about this … anyway, sensationalism of other people’s piccadilloes is all good – it keeps the masses entertained.
mpombo should be sued stop his verbal diarrhea and that rabies he got from that monkey which beat him in livingstone. the media has no problem they just provided the platform for mpombo to hung himself.MPOMBO LIKES TO HEAR HIS VICE TO MUCH. THE GUY IS OVER RATING HIMSELF. SUE HIM WE SEE HOW HE CAN DEFEND HIMSELF. THE GUY IS ABOUT TO DIE AND THE gods have made him MAD.
Mpombo is clearly on a path of self-destruction and needs to be caged. Can someone please have Mpombo’s head examine; he is a danger to himself.[-(
Forward with RB! :)>-
What is wrong with watching the WC? If RB did not watch the WC, what is the fuss about? No need to respond…
THERE’S ALOT OF B***SHIT REPORTING IN ZAMBIA CURRENTLY……………THATS WHY GOVT SHOULD CONTROL THESE CULPRITS!
There must be a law that governs all this. People should be answerable for pedaling lies. At the rate we going, this nation will soon be in frames. Does owning a radio station or being a Dj at a radio turn one into a Journalist? We really have a big problem. Is Mpombo the only wise person this country has? People really want to bring the government and they can go to greater lengths to do it.
The government has the right to sue and get money off QFM. Thats the way it works to regulate.
What is PAZA’s role? Zambia is being reduced to a cheap talking shop because of incompetency of a lot of office holders. Nobody is accountable for anything, so everybody just talks & talks…
Apologyse? For what for? Why the reason? Mpombo is write, someone watched!!! We no. The problem is whereby. Anyway useless MISA and his partner PAZA is all I can say.
PLEASE LET US REMOVE CADRES FROM THESE PUBLIC INSTITUTIONS,A SPADE SHOULD BE A SPADE NOT A HOE OR AN AXE.IF HE WENT TO WATCH THE WORLD CUP FINAL SO WHAT,WE KNOW HES A TOURIST AND A “LEISURIST.”
Strange and surprising!!!! I did not know there was even an association for the Ushis. My only hope is that this “Ba Ushi Cultural Traditional and Development Association” is not about dividing the people of Luapula, I wish the Association all the best in their endeavour.
If one gallivants too much people will not notice the difference!
#18 But you do not resort to telling lies. This charade by the Zambian media begs one to ask the question as to whether the so-called self regulation can work with this crop of journalists. MISA and PAZA are just ashamed at what their members are doing given their outcry for self regulation. There is just so much gutter journalism in Zambia today that we need some regulation.
#19 Adviser- You MMD cayotes are rotten. When your president RB apologised to HH, you made mountains out of mole mounds, but when PAZA and MISA condemn their members for misinforming the public you fail appreciate the move. Finshi mufwaya?